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Med school rates for Black students decline

For centuries, Black Americans hurdled barriers to practice medicine by studying in other countries, creating schools and building hospitals of their own. After the civil rights movement, just 2% of practicing doctors were Black. While that number has more than doubled, acceptance rates of Black applicants into medical schools are on the decline. Michelle Miller has more.
Jan 18, 2025 (06:35)
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