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Students at the University of Minnesota celebrate their induction into medical school. The U.S. has disproportionately few Black and Hispanic doctors. Some of the barriers to entering the profession start before even getting into medical school, recent research finds, including financial pressures and racism.

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Diversity in medicine can save lives. Here's why there aren't more doctors of color

1:57pm April 20, 2023

by Maria Godoy

The U.S. desperately needs more Black and Hispanic doctors, research shows. But financial pressures and discrimination can keep young people from even applying to med school.

Sam Smith, a University of Colorado Boulder grad who is applying to medical schools, says he has been inspired by the example of health care workers during the pandemic. He plans to specialize in infectious diseases. "I want to be on the front lines of th

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'Fauci Effect' Drives Record Number Of Medical School Applications

10:06am December 07, 2020

by Jon Marcus

The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine. The record number of applicants comes as the U.S. faces a projected shortage of physicians.

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Travis Driscoll, a medical school applicant from Berkeley, Calif., studies for the revamped MCAT.

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Medical School Hopefuls Grapple With Overhauled Entrance Exam

10:53am June 30, 2015

by April Dembosky

The results are coming in for the first medical school candidates who took a revamped exam that includes a wider range of subjects, including psychology and sociology.

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