2. WHY DO WE NEED MORE BLACK DOCTORS?

3.  In 2014, about 50,000 people applied for medical school with only 3,990 of them as African Americans.  Out of 20,343 new entrants into medical school in 2014, only 1,412 were African American

4.  Less than 4% of the total population of 897,420 doctors in the US are African Americans.  The African American community is highly under represented with only ¼ of its entire population as physicians.

5. HOW DO WE CHANGE THIS???

6. PHYSICIANS MEDICAL FORUM …Providing pipeline programs like…

7. DOCTORS ON BOARD PIPELINE PROGRAM Networking Speed mentoring MCAT preparation Workshops Mock Clinics with real patients

8. DOCTORS ROCK: SISTER 2 SISTER A match and mentoring program for black female residents, fellows, medical students, premed and post bacc students with physicians from throughout the bay area.

9. DOCTORS ROCK: BROTHER 2 BROTHER A match and mentoring program for black male residents, fellows, medical students, premed and post bacc students with physicians from throughout the bay area.

10. COMMUNITY HEALTH AMBASSADORS Training African American youth to serve as ambassadors of health and wellness in the community.

13. Dedicated to Encouraging Recruitment & Retention of African American Physicians.

14. …invest in the future health of African American communities. SUPPORT PMF TODAY

15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) Stalfana Bello (PMF) Kafi Hemphill (CHA)

16. Community Health Ambassadors IFY OKWUOSA SOPHOMORE at CHABOT COLLEGE AMIE SULAIMAN GRADUATE from UC DAVIS

17. REFERENCES http://kff.org/state-category/minority-health/ http://pmfmd.com/doctors-on-board/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/what-does- married-to-medicine-say-about-black-female-doctors/274490/ https://www.aamc.org/newsroom/newsreleases/310002/121023. html