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Black premeds/doctors around?
Check out the "underrepresented in medicine" subforum. I believe there is a longtime-going black premed thread going on there.
Yea definitely check out the underrepresented in medicine subforum.
And I'm a Jamaican American female pre-med too 🙂
And I'm a Jamaican American female pre-med too 🙂
Jamaican American female pre-med checking in, too 
Also a long time lurker...
Thank you! I never knew this existed.
Also a long time lurker...
Thank you! I never knew this existed.
Read that as "longtime going-black premed thread" and it took a whole different meaning.
Omg there are so many of us here! Hi guys 😀
Good, thanks
I think this thread should stay in regular pre-allo, because to be honest not a lot of minorities go into the underrepresented sub forum until application season.
Welcome back!
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I honestly kinda like it here, too. As long as a mod doesn't ban me or kick me out or anything :x
But how are you guys doing?
Any problems you face?
I always find it annoying when I always get asked if I'm trying to be a nurse. Even after I say I'm premed lol
Any problems you face?
I always find it annoying when I always get asked if I'm trying to be a nurse. Even after I say I'm premed lol
Thanks, but not for long, just stopping by.
I'm not facing any problems yet. I feel like they are coming soon-once I really get into my experiences with research, clinicals, etc.
Is anyone just African American lol? Everyone is either Caribbean or straight from the mother land.
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Lol dw, in America we are all seen as AA anyway xD ❤ @dreamadream
I am a first gen American so that's why I refer to myself as Jamaican American. Buuut, I second AlphaBeta, "Lol dw, in America we are all seen as AA anyway."
I'm tired, but not tired enough for sleep.
I've only met one other pre-med in my year. Not a URM and it was a guy.
I get the nurse thing as well. I don't even bother explaining it anymore.
Lol, I get the opposite. My father tells everyone that I'm going to become a neurosurgeon like Ben Carson, and he did this long before I was even interested in medicine.
He says he didn't come to America, work so hard to raise me, and pay tuition for me to end up as anything less. No pressure, though.
Lmao are you Nigerian? Or from another African country? That sounds very typical if that's the case xD. It's ok, us first generations always have to shoulder the burden of our parents' dreamsLol, I get the opposite. My father tells everyone that I'm going to become a neurosurgeon like Ben Carson, and he did this long before I was even interested in medicine.
He says he didn't come to America, work so hard to raise me, and pay tuition for me to end up as anything less. No pressure, though.
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Not premed, BUT I am an African-American medical student! And yes, when I was accepted into medical school, plenty of folks congratulated me on getting into nursing school. I tried to correct them, but gave up soon afterwards lol! 🙂
Omg I would've never been able to get over that. After all those years devoted, volunteer hours, research, mcat, and gpa I would have made sure they knew medical school and not nursing. I wonder why they always think nursing, like it's so strange for us to want to become doctors
Btw, do you have any advice for us premeds?
Honestly, I didn't think it was worth the stress lol! I have a lot of advice, but questions may help steer the conversation in the right direction. 🙂
AA female here too 🙂
Doing well, just recently got into Med school so I'm just trying to relax with what's left of a really slow relaxing life haha
Funny current problem: class started a few days ago and once again I look around and I'm the only AA around. Doesn't really bother me anymore, I just get a good chuckle out of it lol.
Doing well, just recently got into Med school so I'm just trying to relax with what's left of a really slow relaxing life haha
Funny current problem: class started a few days ago and once again I look around and I'm the only AA around. Doesn't really bother me anymore, I just get a good chuckle out of it lol.
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I am an African American female too! So nice to meet y'all!!
I've never had the nursing problem but I do work as a scribe and most of the providers and nurses just assumed that I wanted to be a scribe for the rest of my life. And then when I told them I'm starting med school in a few months I got a total shift in attitude from all of them.
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Lol, I get the opposite. My father tells everyone that I'm going to become a neurosurgeon like Ben Carson, and he did this long before I was even interested in medicine.
He says he didn't come to America, work so hard to raise me, and pay tuition for me to end up as anything less. No pressure, though.
I have a lot of Nigerian friends and I thought this immediately lol.
I'm 4 months away from being a doctor and I get called a nurse on the regular. Perils of being a young female with a pink stethoscope and a short coat. 😉 I've even seen it happen to female attendings.
I was shadowing at an academic place as a freshman and the ENT resident I was with was 28 years old but shorter than me and obviously young enough to not have any obvious signs of aging. When she didnt wear her coat patients thought she was the nurse and when she did wear her MD coat she was swallowed in it and it looked kind of ridiculous. 😛 can't win.
+1
Me. lol
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Sad to see very very little AA premed students at my supposedly diverse UG...Mostly just east asian, Indian and white for us.
Sorry to hear that, and congrats on making it that far! I've always wondered if it was a woman thing [emoji19].
Im a male Jamaican green card holder ... Hello Ladies 😏
I also love how Americans keep hold of their heritage. People who were Born and raised in Jamaica wouldn't consider you Jamaicans, just kids raised by Jamaicans . But it really doesn't matter wishing you all best of luck !! Bless up!
Lol, no, my dad's Jamaican and the majority of people in his social circle are from the Caribbean as well. Nigerians do make up a large proportion of the Black student body at my school, though.
^This for sure, lol,
How can anyone mistake you for a Nurse,, you are actually THE Doctor (the best one in my opinion as well)
That's important to keep hold of your heritage. I think it's cool to be able to know exactly where you came from. Everyone doesn't have that luxury =/
I'm half Korean half AA.
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Hey guys! I'm AA. Just got accepted to medical school this cycle, however I am very nervous to start. During the interview cycle, I was always the only black person at the interviews. Also I only saw about 3 black students (not sure if they were medical students) throughout the tour at all of the schools that I interviewed. Although it should not matter, but it was discouraging.
I'm always told that it doesn't matter, but I still get that same discouraged feeling when I'm the only black person in a room like that.
It also doesn't help that I go to a PWI, but I have met some people that don't make me feel out of place. Hopefully you'll find that at your school 🙂
BTW, Congrats on getting accepted!
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I am! Recently accepted, very excited!
I totally agree.. It just annoys me at times when I see kids going around saying they're Jamaican and know nothing about Jamaica other than the Sunday dinner they get cooked. Its stupid I know because someone can identify how they want. But I take great pride in my culture and I make sure I represent Jamaica proudly wherever I go, as I see myself as an ambassador whenever I am outside of JAM ROCK (Jamaica) . Not going to get all PC and make a **** storm out of it though lol it just annoys me a tad.
I feel the same way but I try to look at it from the bright side. You don't need tons of people to create a space where you feel supported and loved. As long as the group that's there is solid and looks after each other I know things will turn out alright, even better than expected.
Congrats, I hope to get into med school in 2019.
Lol I'm half white.
Trueeeee.
What?
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERE!
Lolz. I'm pasty white, but I'm black on the inside and wish I was black.
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