For generations, Black Americans overcame significant barriers to practice medicine, often studying abroad, founding their own schools, and establishing hospitals. Despite progress since the civil rights movement—when only 2% of practicing doctors were Black—the percentage of Black applicants accepted into medical schools is now declining, even as the number of Black physicians has more than doubled.
Here is why:
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