Why doesn’t the U.S. have more Black doctors?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 17, 2022
BOSTON — When LaShyra “Lash” Nolen was learning about how to recognize signs of Lyme disease in a class at Harvard Medical School, a fellow Black classmate pointed out that all the examples featured people with white skin. ”How would I recognize these on someone’s skin who looked like mine?” her classmate asked.
“The professor just said, ‘Well, it would look more purple, but honestly — I can’t really tell you.’”
The exchange made Nolen, now a third-year medical student at Harvard and founder of the community health care organization We Got Us, reflect . . .
