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The COVID-19 pandemic raises even more challenges for Black students, trainees, and faculty who know that their families and community face a higher burden of morbidity and mortality This anxiety is further compounded by recently highlighted murders of unarmed Black people at the hands of law enforcement Across the country, Black students have been writing to their medical school administrations, advocating for themselves and their communities in order to receive institutional support amidst the pain and outrage of current events This current reality underscores the need for two things: strong mentorship from leaders with diverse backgrounds who will create educational systems that support underrepresented students, thereby enhancing creativity and innovation, which are at the heart of biomedical discovery, and a medical and scientific community united in the commitment to promote training and service that benefits our patients, their families, and our society as a whole
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