Column Diversity in Medicine

Creating change

Variety in diversity: Making medicine accessible for candidates from all walks of life

This month, we speak with Dajamen “Daj” Mitchell, OMS III, about his path to medicine and focus on supporting underrepresented minority medical students.

Diversity matters

Black History Month: Recognizing the Black DOs I looked up to during my medical training

Black doctors such as AOA Past President William Anderson, DO, and DeAundre Dyer, DO, serve as examples to underrepresented minorities in medicine as they live their truth and push boundaries.

Diet

Food from the soul: A history of African American culture and nutrition

Many adaptations made by necessity during slavery to traditional African foods decreased their nutritional value and compromised their inherently nutritious properties.

Opinion

How Roe v. Wade getting struck down impacts women of color

This decision could disproportionately affect the access to safe and timely health services for African American women in particular and is concerning, regardless of personal beliefs.

Diversity matters

How kidney testing is affected by racial bias

The practice of using race as a component of eGFR rates has garnered much discussion within the medical community.

Diversity in Medicine

My journey as an underrepresented minority in medicine with mentors who guided me along the way

If you’re an underrepresented minority student looking for a mentor, know that the mentor doesn’t have to be of your own race, though it’s nice if you can find that.