America has an urgent need for Black doctors: 'It's hard to be what you can't imagine' Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan was confused when she didn’t match into a pediatric surgery training program. She had it all: research, publications, strong references. “You know why you’re not getting in?” a senior surgeon told her after several rejections. “It’s because there are none – there are no Black female pediatric surgeons in this country.” She applied again. And twice more. Her mentor called hospitals, singing her praises and asking why she hadn’t been matched. The chairman of surgery at a large hospital told her mentor it couldn't take a chance on training a Black woman.