Black Women in Medicine: A Conversation About the Black Experience

Led by UMHS graduate Venus Swearingen, M.D. and third-year UMHS medical student Eboni Peoples, the event will feature a candid conversation between the two women regarding their journey to becoming doctors.

from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjZIN_NGwg
via UMHS YouTube Channel

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