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A Black Physician’s Analysis Of The Legacy Of Racism In Medicine

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The Profound Effect of the Flexner Report on the Representation of Black Physicians

This chapter explores the consequences of the Flexner Report, commissioned in 1910, on the number of black physicians in the US. It highlights the closure of historically black medical schools and the subsequent effects on patient care, research, and mentoring.

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