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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The AAMC has also predicted a shortage of 86,000 American physicians by the year 2036, and Louisiana is anticipated to rank third on the shortage list by 2030. Just 6% of physicians identify as Latinx, but Latinx Americans are 19% of the population and the fastest growing demographic.

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