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My Black Mind Is Not Yours — The Minority Trap During Interviews and How to Avoid It

“You could help us with our diversity efforts. If you came here, you could be a part of building up our diversity program.” Who said I wanted to help with your diversity efforts? Why hasn’t it been built up already?

“I deserve to be more than a diversity statistic. I deserve to be seen as more than a collectible token that could be cast aside or maligned if I ever drew attention to problems in my institution.”

Child and adolescent psychiatry fellow Chase T.M. Anderson, MD, MS writes about his experience with false promises around diversity in medical school and residency, published on in-House, the online peer-reviewed publication for residents & fellows.

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'When you look at the long haul and what are the biggest risks for me, my children, and my grandchildren, protest [against racism] is absolutely necessary,' Chomilo says. Just days after George Floyd’s death, some 1,300 public health and infectious disease experts agreed.

When Racism Literally Makes You Sick, by Susan Mass. Published by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Quoted is Nathan Chomilo (M.D. ’09).

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