The status quo of Black professionals being underrepresented in the medical field is beginning to shift. In the past year, medical schools across the country reported an unprecedented 21 percent increase in the number of Black first-year student enrollment.
There are currently 155 doctor of medicine-accredited medical schools in the US, four of which are historically Black medical programs: Morehouse School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Howard University School of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.
