was really pleased to support them. arthel: yes, we know about the dna there and partly because hbcu s have less money for scholarship students at hbcu s rely more on student loans than white institutions, dr. hildreth i want to break down some numbers, 80% of students borrow money to attend college, 55% student borrowers at none hbcu s, a quarter of hbcu s have loan of $40,000 or more compared to 6% of nonhbcu students and there s difference of average median loan debt of $12,000. meanwhile all colleges and universities received allotments under the care act but, again, hbcu s have funneled the money directly to the students and again yours is a no strings attached and you ask that they use the money to be good
Four Black medical schools get $6M to widen vaccine outreach
JEFF AMY, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters, in Detroit. Four historically Black medical schools are getting $6 million to expand coronavirus vaccination efforts in minority communities. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy announced the gifts Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine in Los Angeles.Carlos Osorio/APShow MoreShow Less
Doctors Working to Change the Pattern of Racial Disparity in American Health Care
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The field of medicine is seeing an unprecedented increase in students hoping to join its ranks. Applications to medical schools are up nearly 20 percent this year and students of color are helping to drive up the numbers. Many say they’re motivated to help their communities, which have been hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Chris Pernell is a fellow at the American College of Preventive Medicine and a clinical assistant professor at Rutger’s Medical School. Dr. James E. K. Hildreth is one of the nation’s leading immunologists and head of the Meharry Medical College in Nashville. They tell us how they hope their work will change the pattern of disparities in American health care.