Stat shows nearly 80% of Black Doctors in the U.S. are Nigerians. Here is why that could be true.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 2, 2024
Reports have surfaced online claiming that 77% of Black doctors in the U.S. are Nigerians. While this figure may be somewhat exaggerated, the achievements of individuals like Dr. Foyekemi Ikyaator, a Nigerian physician and Medical Director of Life Savers ER in Houston, Texas, who opened her own emergency room at just 32, remind us that it is not entirely removed from reality.
The significant presence of Nigerian doctors among Black physicians in the United States is a phenomenon that warrants deeper exploration. This statistic is not . . .
