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>Some believe it to be due to the damaging effects of medical experiments conducted on African Americans Or an even simpler explanation: medical education is e
by mcantelon 13y ago
>Some believe it to be due to the damaging effects of medical experiments conducted on African Americans
Or an even simpler explanation: medical education is expensive and many blacks (and members of other races) are working class. So perhaps scholarships tailored towards the economically disadvantaged, rather than any specific race, would address the disparity.
- kyro 13y agoHigh tuition is one reason, yes, but it isn't the entire story. Check out: - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/about-ethics-group/institute-ethics/research-projects/the-history-african-americans-organized-medicine.page http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2575862/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2575862/ - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9395587 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9395587
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- mcantelon 13y agoInteresting. In the abstracts of the two studies of the issue that you link to, one highlights financial concerns and the other ignores this factor.
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- Crake 13y agoBut that would benefit poor people of all colors! We can't help out white people--1 homeless straight white male already has more privilege than ALL black millionaires COMBINED!