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Texan Becomes 9th Black Female Pediatric Surgeon in the U.S.
(Image: Facebook-Kanika Bowen-Jallow)
Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow, a board-certified pediatric surgeon at Cook Children’s Pediatric Surgery Center in Prosper, TX, is now the ninth Black female pediatric surgeon in the United States, according to the American Pediatric Surgical Association.
Data from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) show the growth of Black or African American applicants, matriculants, and graduates lagged behind other groups as recent as 2019. Thus, Bowen-Jallow’s accomplishment represents a lack of diversity in the medical field.
(Image: Facebook-Kanika Bowen-Jallow)
The native Texan told
Good Morning America that medical school was the first time she had encountered Black physicians in any field. As a result of low number of Black doctors in the U.S., many of her young patients are not accustomed to encountering female doctors like Bowen-Jallow.
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Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow is proving why representation in the medical field matters. Cook Children s
Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow was eight years into her pursuit of becoming a pediatric surgeon before she met a surgeon who looked like her, as a Black American.
Now, Bowen-Jallow is a trailblazer in her own right as only the ninth Black female pediatric surgeon in the United States, according to the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA). I honestly had never thought about it before because there are so few of us, that’s always been my reality, Bowen-Jallow told Good Morning America. You’re just used to that.