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Improving underrepresentation in medicine through mentorship and allies

Improving underrepresentation in medicine through mentorship and allies

Update: 2024-09-23

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In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, professor of obstetrics & gynecology and population & quantitative health sciences and executive director of the UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity, shares her journey from a first-generation Caribbean immigrant to accomplished physician and health equity advocate.

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Improving underrepresentation in medicine through mentorship and allies

Improving underrepresentation in medicine through mentorship and allies

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