Black M.D.-Ph.D. students are 83% more likely than white students to leave medical school and 50% more likely to graduate with only an M.D., according to a new Yale-led study. The findings, researchers say, have implications for the diversity and innovation of the biomedical workforce. The study was published July 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Working at the intersection of research and patient care, physician-scientists provide an essential contribution to biomedicine, says Mytien Nguyen , an M.

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