PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SHARE WITH STUDENTS: UIC Pre-Health Documentary Screening “Black Men in White Coats” on 1/14!
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Join UIC Pre-Health Advising in a screening of the documentary Black Men in White Coats from Dr. Dale Okorodudu offered with support from the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions and the American Medical Association on January 14, 2022 from 1-2:30pm via Zoom.
Please register to join the event here.
Questions may be sent to LASprehealth@uic.edu.
Film Synopsis:
Fewer black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being black men, this comes as no surprise. This documentary dissects the systemic barriers preventing black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large.
Health care accounts for nearly 20% of the United State’s GDP and a significant portion of that is driven by disparities in a system that lacks diverse physicians. What if we had a medical workforce that actually reflected our patient population? What challenges do our black boys face? Who are their role models? Why is it easier to visualize a black man in an orange jumpsuit than it is in a white coat? What’s happening in society that more black women are becoming doctors while black men are stagnant? WHOSE FAULT IS IT? It’s time to end this CRISIS and get more BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS!