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University offers a cure for lack of diversity in medicine

Next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university

05/09/2018

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University offers a cure for lack of diversity in medicine

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Next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university

Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a drop in black males applying to medical schools. In our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan reports on what sets the school apart.

05/09/2018

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