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Play from 0:29[0:29] ..." women. Approximately 15% are minorities that means that only 35% of graduate medical students are white non minority males that's. Making it much more difficult for this group to get into medical school some people believe that the percentage of minorities becoming doctors. Needs to increase even more because even though minorities now make up more and half the United States population. Only 15% of medical students. Are minorities. Although there are varying views concerning what the ethnic and gender makeup of medical student should be. One thing that"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Interest in changes are taking place in the medical profession that will affect you specifically. The doctor you'll see. When I was in medical school about 9% of the students were males in the work very few minorities such as blacks Hispanics or Asians. That meant at that time the doctor most people saw were non minority men. In 2008 these statistics have changed drastically. Today 50% of the graduating medical school classes are women. Approximately 15% are minorities that means that only 35% of graduate medical students are white non minority males that's. Making it much more difficult for this group to get into medical school some people believe that the percentage of minorities becoming doctors. Needs to increase even more because even though minorities now make up more and half the United States population. Only 15% of medical students. Are minorities. Although there are varying views concerning what the ethnic and gender makeup of medical student should be. One thing that should not be compromised. Is that equality. Of our future doctors under Achtenberg fungal and this is they. WBZ. In Manitoba."

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