Scholarship at HBCUs hopes to diversify health care industry

Diversity in the medical field could lead to better health outcomes for everyone. But, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 5.7% of U.S. doctors are Black and minority representation in medical schools has declined over the past year.
For Jermaine Blakley, a third-year medical student at the Howard University College of Medicine, making an impact on the medical field for the better is crucial.
He’s part of the Abbott Scholars program, which aims to foster diversity in medicine and advance health equity for students of color at four historically Black colleges and universities.
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(📸: Courtesy Abbott)