Happy Black History Month! In this episode, Jake takes a look into some of the predominate Black pioneers of medicine.  We also take a look at Black representation in the medical field and why it is so important that we as future health professionals work to improve this representation. 

Sources for this episode:
https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/blackhistorymonth
https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers
https://www.nyam.org/black-history-month-2021/
https://www.siumed.edu/diversity/highlights/black-history-month-facts.html
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/african-americans-in-sciences/charles-richard-drew.html
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/jemison_mae.pdf
https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/medical-school-enrollment-more-diverse-2021
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Black%20or%20African%20American
https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/figure-15-percentage-full-time-us-medical-school-faculty-race/ethnicity-2018
https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/figure-18-percentage-all-active-physicians-race/ethnicity-2018
https://www.msm.edu/RSSFeedArticles/2021/January/jamainterview.php
https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/News/View/ArticleId/25003/Data-Spotlight-Black-African-American-Nursing-Grads-and-Faculty