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Morgan State, Xavier are the newest HBCUs with medical schools
Two more universities will soon join the list of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with medical schools.
The programs, to be located at Xavier University in New Orleans and Morgan State University in Baltimore aim to create a pipeline of Black doctors. Planners say these physicians will be vital to filling in healthcare gaps in communities of color and stemming the tide against a long historic legacy of white supremacy in the medical field.
Medical racism isn’t dead; it takes place daily, meaning the basic and compassionate health care Black folks deserve is often non-existent, but research shows that Black doctors, many of whom are HBCU graduates, have the ability to impact the care their communities receive.
Four HBCUs have been producing half of the Black doctors in the United States since 2019, according to the Center for Education Consumers Insights: Howard University in Washington, D.C., Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, Meharry Medical College in Nashville and Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Since 2019, HBCUs have continued producing a multitude of Black doctors, graduating almost 10 percent of Black medical school graduates in the country.