The ratio of black doctors is less compared to the deposit of the population. Even if there are still difficulties to hire black students in medicine, positive changes begin.
For example, the University of Montreal moved in a program to make a variety of diversity in a medical environment. In 2022, the university has launched an action plan to promote access to the health care profession.
This includes special actions decreased in several axes, especially in several axes: to develop the course content that focuses on the realities of black people; Combine the programs from black communities in the programs and entrance interviews to the programs; Prepare the login program to improve the Black Students’ Representation.
“We have started from observation that about 4.7% of the population, which are lower than in the population, about 6%, about 6% of the population is about 4.7%. Pediatric Department of Montreal.
One of the changes in the program that promotes the diversity is that students can do a – a-bounds that allow for the “sizes that are not only school performance”.
“This allows you to develop the candidates of black students to the nominee and then demonstrate the value value of participation within the student communityr Jantchou. The choice of conventional programs means that there are very few places when the candidates are numerous. Often, for example, we will not be 3,000 candidates and there are only 300 seats. It allows black students who will be invited to an interview with an interview, which is an additional step outside the records, at least an additional step outside the records. ”
As the program began, the number of black medical students can see, Professor Jantchou. “The figures have not been clarified yet.”
He is also hopeful that it will continue to move away from existing biases and with the emphasis on the entry of the courses. “Because systematic racism is what we want to prevent new generations.”r Jantchou.
“We talked a lot about systemic racism, where we can sometimes be less tolerant than these biases, residents or black doctors have the same skills and the same skills,” he said. The hospital has a change in the culture that reflects society. This diversity also allows the enterprise to have a fairly transparent dialogue. ”
To inspire youth
The increase in medical staff of black communities also has a positive impact on patients. Dr Jantchou believes that the stigma is less. “It’s a lot of change. It’s already a patient feel confident,” he says.
In addition, there are sometimes misunderstood diseases, especially in respect of diseases of the black population. Dr Among the other things in Jantchou, the iz of falciform anemia and stem cells, the need for the need for black donors compared to the number of black donors.
On the other hand, dr Jantchou is the founder of the Snake Foundation, which was established five years ago. Every year a training camp (Bootcamp) is organized, mainly brings more than 200 young people in diversity.
In the camp, young people are informed about panoplically in the field of medical trade. “This is a great lack of information about the system, operations, different routes, businessmen of many immigrant families.r Jantchou.
Several health experts will take part in the camp to inspire youth, but also strategies for research, adjustments, including tools, including successful tools.
This year’s training camp occurs on July 12 and 13.
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