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Dearth of
Blacks Males in
Medical
Schools Has Experts Scrambling for Solutions
By Jamal Eric Watson
August 5, 2015
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Dr. Marc Nivet, chief diversity
officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges, says he has been
encouraged by the response to the report.
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Despite
an overall increase in the number of Black male college graduates over the past
three decades, the number of Black male applicants to medical school has dipped
to a new low, leaving medical schools scrambling over how best to address the
crisis.
There
were 1,410 Black male applicants to medical school across the country in 1978.
The number decreased to 1,337 in 2014, according to a new report titled
"Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine," which was released this week at
the National Medical Association's 112th National Convention in Detroit.
Health
care educators and presidents of some of the nation's historically Black medical
colleges spent the week strategizing over how best to increase the applicant
pool, while also working to help more Black males gain admittance into medical
school. In 1978, 542 Black male students enrolled in medical school, compared to
only 515 in 2014.
"The
purpose of the report is to highlight the serious decline and to examine the
barriers that caused the decline and to discuss possible solutions," said Dr.
Marc Nivet, chief diversity officer for the Association of American Medical
Colleges.
"Holistic
review in admissions is an important part of the solution, but we need to have a
bigger pool of Black males applying to move the needle in a meaningful way,"
said Nivet. "It is true that more Black men are in college than ever before, but
not enough of them are choosing the health professions as a career. We have to
understand better why that is and lead the way in helping them see medicine as a
rewarding and viable option."
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Black Male
International
Relations Student Returns
From One Year Study in China
Kamaal T. Thomas - UC
Davis Class of 2016
Fontana, Ca. - UC Davis student
and Fontana, CA resident Kamaal T. Thomas (Class of 2016), also
a Summer 2015 Princeton University Fellow, has spent the last year studying
abroad at the University of Hong Kong in China.
His goal abroad was to experience
and promote the American Dream. The irony is, he
believed traveling abroad would be a show of confidence, investment value and
potential America has in its young black males through education and
international relations. Not continued death, incarceration and
unemployment.
Southern California Cease Fire board
member, "Taco" Ben Owens III, invited Kamaal to guest speak at the
organization's community meeting, August 19, 2015.
left to right, Dr. D.C.
Nosakhere Thomas (father), Terry Boykins (mentor) and Mr. Kamaal Thomas,
(International Relations Student)
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Essay: How to Close the "Belief Gap" in
Black Boys
From
"Pass me by you, won't get high" to leading the national Campaign
for
Black
Male Achievement.
By Shawn
Dove
August 4,
2015
We need more people that
unequivocally, without a doubt, love Black people. When you love Black people,
you get obsessed about the work of elevating Black people. And nothing is going
to change in this country until we have that critical mass of obsessed people. I
believe we are approaching that tipping point.
I lead the national Campaign for
Black Male Achievement. The campaign is a philanthropic strategy to improve the
life outcomes for Black men and boys-a national movement to change the frame
around how Black men and boys are perceived, how we value them, and how we
invest in them. This is my life's work.
People will say we
need to close the achievement gap, the education gap. This is true. But, to do
so, we've got to close the belief gap-that's the self-belief Black males
themselves have in their own worth, their own potential. It's also the belief
society has in Black males.
I can't emphasize how important
mentoring is for changing the game for Black males. Mentoring, for me, is about
that combination of instilling confidence and being nurturing. It's about
revealing one's own vulnerabilities and failures as a basis for establishing
genuine rapport with young people. So let me reveal mine.
I'm a native New Yorker-I've
lived in all of the boroughs except Staten Island. I was born in 1962 to Deanna
Cameron and Bernard Dove, two dancers. They were never married and never lived
together, so I don't have a memory of ever saying, "Good morning, Dad." My
mother abandoned her artistic career and got a job in the federal government so
she could support me. She worked in that role for thirty years.
Of course, the road was rocky at
times, and my choices as a young person were often wrong. I started selling
loose joints on the corner of 80th and Amsterdam when I was in middle school,
just to make some money. My pitch was "Pass me by and you won't get high."
I wasn't just selling weed, I was
using weed, and drinking alcohol too. Eventually, I graduated to cocaine in my
late adolescence.
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Questions: What if Black people could choose their
own teachers and their own heroes? What if Black people could focus on finance
and institution-building rather than sports and entertainment? What if Black
people taught their children about their history and culture rather than the
distractions and diversions of our society? Then you would have:
The Sunday University
The best investment that you can make
in life is in your health! Learn that
Health Is Wealth and
How to Keep It for a Life Time, Sunday, August
9, 2015. Whether you are 17 years old or 97 years old, there are things that you
can do, now, to add to the quality and quantity of your life. Dr. Hannah is a
medical doctor and a healer who teaches people to take their health into their
own hands. Dr. Hannah also teachers Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Nutrition, Balance,
Harmony, and Martial Applications. Please join him with an open mind!
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Dr. Paul L. Hannah - Professor of Healing
Energy
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All classes of
The Sunday
University
will take
place on
Sundays
2:30 pm to
4:00 pm
after
church, mosque or temple
at
The Black
Star Project
3509 South
King Drive
Chicago,
Illinois
Please call
773.285.9600 to RSVP, for more information or to create a Sunday University in
your city.
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Please Attend A Special Meeting to Become an
Electrician on Thursday, August 13, 2015
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
at
The
Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
You must have a valid driver's license,
be drugfree, have proof of citizenship, have a social security card, be at least
17 years old, pass a basic skills and academic test, be in good physical shape,
clear a background check, and a have a
letter of recommendation from The Black Star Project. There are limited slots
available for an August 17, 2015 orientation by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
Please
call 773.285.9600 today for this limited opportunity.
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In California, these fathers, children and
cities are ready for the Million Father March 2015
- Victorville
- Adelanto
- Palmdale
- Lancaster
- Apple Valley
- Devore
- San Bernardino
- Highland
- Del Rosa
- Rialto
- Colton
- Fontana
- Bloomington
- Grand Terrace
- Rubidoux
- Riverside
- Moreno Valley
- Perris
- San Jacinto
- Perris
- Hemet
- Beaumont
- Banning
- Corona
- Inglewood
- Compton
- Lynwood
- Watts
- Gardena
- Long Beach
- Ontario
- Lawndale
- Norwalk
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Terry Boykins Leading the Californian Million Father
March!
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300-plus Cities Are
Participating in The 2015 Million Father March. If Your City Is Not Participating, Why
Not? Ask Your Schools, Your Faith Institutions, Your Governments to Join the
2015 Million Father March!
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