According to AAMC, women across the country account for 16 percent of medical school deans and 18 percent of department chairs—each figure rising just 4 percent and 6 percent, respectively, over the past 10 years. The number of female full professors in academic medicine has increased only from 19 to 25 percent in the last decade.

Ongoing training by experts in the field for Board of Trustee and upper level management on how to recruit and retain black people within their diverse workforce. We request that those responsible for the mentoring and promotion of academicians regularly report on the advancement of black candidates to the community. This includes community physicians active in educating The University’s residents and fellows.

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While our primary focus is medical students, we also provide a support network for black attending physicians, fellows, and residents, with a goal of...