- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Persistence to Medical School Acceptance and Matriculation Through the Lens and Lived Experiences of U.S.-Born Black Males at a Historically Black Medical School
- Creator:
- Wimes, Angela
- Date of Original:
- 2022-08
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- born digital
theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- In 2015 through 2017, the lack of Black males in medical school and the woefully low number of Black male physicians were brought into the sharpest of focus, seemingly causing the nation to sit up and take notice of this crisis. Conferences were held, articles were written, and networks did segments on the issue. The numbers have increased slightly. For example, the 813 Black males accepted into and are matriculating in medical school for the 2021-2022 academic year is the highest number in history. However, there is still a great deal more work to be done to address the projected physician shortage and accompanying healthcare needs of the nation in the 2030s and beyond. This qualitative research (phenomenological approach) was conducted by interviewing 14 medical students and master's students in the medical education pipeline program at a historically Black medical school. Data was collected by interviewing and following up to gain an in-depth understanding of Black male students' motivation for medicine, obstacles encountered during the pursuit of a medical education, coping and overcoming strategies, and why they continued to persist to medical school acceptance and enrollment. The research found that the myriad of challenges and obstacles encountered were many and varied. However, the strategies employed to overcome those challenges and continue to persist to medical school serve as both a guide, beacon of hope, and example of resilience, perseverance, and grit. The findings of this study are yet another clarion call to action for policy, prevention, and intervention initiatives to remove some of the obstacles faced by young Black males in their pursuit of a medical education as the health of the U.S. depends on it.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2022_wimes_angela
- Additional Rights Information:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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