Med School Minutes- Ep. 38- Celebrating Black History Month with Dr. Crystal Richardson

27/02/2024 41 min
Med School Minutes- Ep. 38- Celebrating Black History Month with Dr. Crystal Richardson

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#blackhistorymonth #bhm2024 Welcome to another episode of the Med School Minutes podcast. As we celebrate the Black History Month, we invited Dr. Crystal Richardson, one of SJSM's most successful alumni, to share her story about things that made her successful in our MD program.  Dr. Richardson  also shared her views on the disproportion of the African American doctors in the United States and offers suggestions on how schools, and the education system in general can improve to attract more African-American doctors.0:00- Intro5:55- About Dr. Richardson11:18- Naysayers about careers in surgery12:55- Disadvantages of being an IMG17:00- Can Equality happen?20:39- On having a mentor23:20- Career in Surgery26:00- Are systemic changes possible?31:40- Making a difference in African-American Community38:30- Outro#caribbeanmedschool #medstudent #caribbeanmedicalstudent #sjsm #medicalschool #medschool #indianmedicalstudent #residency #residencymatch #surgerysimulator #surgerysuccess medicine USMLE Step 1 Step 2 Surgery OBGYN family doctor

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