Top US medical schools failing to reflect minorities, social justice group says

White Coats for Black Lives calls on elite schools to improve race bias shortcomings and help eliminate disparities in US healthcareTen of the top US medical schools including Harvard and Yale do not have faculty and staff that reflect the country ’s black, Native American and Latino population, according to a report by the social justice group White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL).The medical student-run group, which came together in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, on Wednesday published a 129-page report that grades medical schools on their work to combat racism.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Amanda Holpuch in New York Tags: Health Doctors Science Harvard University Yale University Source Type: news