Mackenzie Scott Donates $700+ Million to HBCUs
Mackenzie Scott has donated more than $700 million to historically Black colleges and universities, marking one of the largest philanthropic investments in HBCUs to date.
The billionaire philanthropist said she donated more than $700 million to 15 different historically Black colleges and universities, including $80 million to Howard University.
To Save More Black Lives, We Need More Black Doctors
Easing the financial burden of medical school is a vital part of the equation. So is funding historically Black institutions.
Life expectancy in the US has begun to rise again after the worst decline since the 1920s, but it still hasn’t rebounded to where it was before the pandemic, and we continue to lag behind other countries. Making matters worse: Racial inequalities in health still persist, and some have gotten even worse.
By Michael R. Bloomberg
Dr. Jennifer lincoln
Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Dr. Uché Blackstock’s book is the “next book you need to read.”
More in Common Alliance aims to increase diversity in the physician workforce
Patients fare better when treated by physicians who share their background, studies show.
Black, Indigenous, and people of color are underrepresented in the physician ranks, which may lead to health disparities, especially for Black patients.
by Kristine White, Healthcare Brew
Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift
Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will no longer have to pay tuition after the school received a $1 billion donor gift.
The $1 billion donation from Ruth Gottesman to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the largest-ever charitable gifts to an educational institution in the United States.
by Ayana Archie, NPR
Joel bervell
Racial Bias in Medicine
“Unfortunately, a new, updated pulse oximeter that is more accurate in darker skin tones has not yet been created.”