THE PROBLEM

Communities of color and rural communities have long experienced inequality in educational opportunities and disparities in health care, but the Covid-19 pandemic has even worsened these already-dire problems.

Even more tragically, many students of color have lost a parent or both parents to Covid-19 or have single parents who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic.

The data is sadly alarming.

It compels us to help alleviate the problems, and, as a nonprofit, we provide our services at no cost to the students we serve.

High school dropout rate 2018 among students 15-24 years old

Whites ..... 4.2%

Blacks ..... 6.4%

Hispanics ..... 8.0%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Lack of diversity in medicine

Percentage of active physicians in the USA by race/ethnicity 2018

	Doctors	Population
Whites	56.2%	60.1%
Blacks	5.0%	13.4%
Hispanics	5.8%	18.4%

Lack of access to U. S. medical schools for minority students

Minority admitted to U.S. medical schools

	1980	2016
Whites	83.7%	51.5%
Blacks	6.0%	7.1%
Hispanics	4.9%	6.3%

Severe shortage of doctors in underserved communities, projected to get even worse.

Number of doctors needed per year.

2018 ..... 74,100

2033 ..... 145,500

Significant lack of black males in medicine

Percent of black males enrolled in U.S MD program by year.

1978-1979 ..... 3.1%

2019-2020 ..... 2.9%

Dramatic disparity of net worth and its impact on minority education 2019 survey

Average White families ..... $983,400

Average Black families ..... $142,500

Average Hispanic families ..... $165,500

Source: Federal Reserve:

OUR VISION

We strive to support minority and disadvantaged students on their path to medicine, while paving a way for them to become transformative future leaders and role models in their communities.

OUR MISSION

We aim to increase access for talented disadvantaged students to achieve their career potential in medicine and to encourage them to return to their communities to mitigate the shortage of clinicians in underserved communities.

OUR PROJECTED IMPACT

Donate to help us increase diversity in medicine and alleviate the shortage of physicians In underserved communities

Your donation helps us provide these vital services to disadvantaged and low-income families:

Leadership workshops to students in the 10-12th grade

Afterschool one-on-one online STEM support to students in the 10-12th grade

Scholarships to premedical students especially families in which the parents have lost their jobs or passed away due to COVID-19.

Medical school test-preparation materials and clinical shadowing experience to premedical students.

Scholarships to medical students from low-income single-parent families, particularly to families whose parents lost their jobs due to COVID-19.

Please, donate today. Even a small amount helps make a big difference.

Your donation will help make a critical difference to aspiring minority medical students and to solving the shortage of quality health-care in underserved communities.

WHERE WE WORK

Where your donation makes a difference.

We began by working with high school students in the Boston area but now also serve college and medical school students from underserved communities across the country.

NEWS AND EVENTS

We’ve assembled relevant articles about the disparity in educational opportunities for minority students, including the significant impact of Covid-19.

Why are black male doctors still so scarce in america?

COVID-19 and student learning in the united states : The hurt could last a lifetime

The black-white wealth gap will widen educational disparities during the coronavirus pandemic

We can’t forget about the kids who have lost their parents to COVID-19

HELP US

DONATE

Please, donate today. Even a small amount makes a big difference.

Your donation will help make a critical difference to aspiring minority medical students and to solving the shortage of quality health-care in underserved communities.