Via: @powerhousenurses - Repost from Powerhouse LSU Alumni @indiana_black 🏥💉💊 - "Part 1: Day 2 of M3 orientation and I'm reading a paper authored by one of my mentors, Dr. Kanade Shinkai, entitled "Rethinking How We Select Dermatology Applicants—Turning the Tide" leisurely as I wait to be fingerprinted for my VA rotation. It's ironic because every print laid down today will be unique, it speaks to the ethos of our humanity. This very concept of uniqueness prompted me to deliver a presentation a few weeks ago at @uflorida on disparities in medicine. When I think about opportunities like these, I'm humbled and proud to represent myself, and inherently, a community of individuals who have endured much loss in the burgeoning of this country; but my contribution alone isn't enough. The push for a heterogeneous medical community, in conjunction with higher minority presence in the STEM fields is essential for our entire country's prosperity and does not selectively benefit one group. So get out, encourage, inquire, and insist that more minorities aspire to be greater. Go farther. Think bigger. As a southern boy sitting on the banks of the Red River, I never thought I'd be where I am today...and that's the case for many of our youth. Plant the seed and with enough nurturing, it may grow 🌱." #michigan #michiganmedical #diversity #securethebag #andthepatient #lifeoutsideofscrubs #powerhousedoctors #powerhousenurses #powerhouseinmed #powerhousemed #blackdoctors #blackdoctorswhitecoats #blackexcellence #doctors #lsu💕💚🐍#ThisIsAREPOST:🐍💕💚 #REPOSTEDBY: @4evahaka #FAMU_1908💚💕🐍