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February 27, 2024 41 mins

#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- Intro
5:55- About Dr. Richardson
11:18- Naysayers about careers in surgery
12:55- Disadvantages of being an IMG
17:00- Can Equality happen?
20:39- On having a mentor
23:20- Career in Surgery
26:00- Are systemic changes possible?
31:40- Making a difference in African-American Community
38:30- Outro

#caribbeanmedschool #medstudent #caribbeanmedicalstudent #sjsm #medicalschool #medschool #indianmedicalstudent #residency #residencymatch #surgerysimulator #surgerysuccess 

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