捆绑SM社区 sees 400% increase in incoming Black medical students thanks to inclusivity programs
A year ago, fewer than 2% of those admitted to 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (one of the top medical schools in the country) were Black. A typical incoming class had fewer than 5 Black students, a situation that has existed for many years. 鈥淲hen I was younger and thought about working in medicine, I didn鈥檛 think it was possible. You just didn鈥檛 see doctors who looked like me,鈥� recalled Victoire Kpad茅, who graduated from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 undergraduate medical program in the spring of 2022. Thanks to聽initiatives such as the 捆绑SM社区 Black Candidate Pathway and the Community of Support Program whose goal is to increase the number of Black students within medicine, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences saw a in the Fall of 2022, with 24 Black students among the incoming group of 200 new medical students. To encourage applications from prospective Black students, they are offered the option of submitting a personal statement about how their identity has impacted their path to medical school in their application. They can also access mentoring from current medical students.聽
