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Racism in Occupations

...... The number of minorities overall who matriculated from U.S. medical schools peaked in 1994, and stagnated, again after the increase in anti-affirmative action legislation (Rao & Flores 2006, p.986). What is particularly interesting about these figures is that applications as well as matriculants have declinedin other words, the absence of affirmative action programs (like the ones that inspired the three black doctors) may deter African-American students from applying
Sadly, racism has been endemic to the medical profession and the brief flowerings of interest in increasing the number of African-American doctors have not eradicated negative perceptions. Historically, African-American physicians were denied hospital staff privileges in America because of race. Prior to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, African Americans were denied access to equal facilities by whites, and wards, floors and even hospitals were segregated (Dennis, 2001, p.16). Board certification exams were often subjectively administered, and thus many African-Americans were unjustly denied certification before the civil rights movement......