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Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President | Teen Vogue

February 26, 2020March 31, 2020African American Education

Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Most people call her “Lash,” but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS). Born in Compton, California, and […]

Medical Schools Must Play A Role in Addressing Racial Disparities

August 1, 2016African American Health, Community ...

STAT columnist Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu recently urged physicians to ask how they can ensure that their patients can “thrive in an America free of legalized terror and intolerance.”