Proportion of Black Doctors in U.S. Has Changed Little – NBC 7 San Diego
Updated on April 20, 2021 at 8:58 am A UCLA study published Monday found that the proportion of physicians who are Black in the United States has increased by only four percentage points over the past 120 years, and that the share of doctors who are Black men remains unchanged since 1940. The research also spotlights a significant income gap between white and Black male physicians -- a disparity that could reflect a combination of pay discrimination and unequal access for physicians to pursue careers in more lucrative specialties, according to the study's author, Dr. Dan Ly. Download our NBC ...