Heartbeats and algorithms: black pre- med students at the crossroad of cardiology and AI

Authors

Shuri Magdalene, St. Mary's University

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Contributor

Bonita D. Pfleiger

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Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Keywords

artificial intelligence; cardiologists; Association of Medical Colleges

Description

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the healthcare landscape. • The underrepresentation of Black/African American (BAA) doctors is alarming with recent data of active physicians from the Association of Medical Colleges in 2021 has highlighted this underrepresentation of Black/ African American physicians in the U.S., with only about 5.7%1 of doctors belonging to this demographic, and cardiologists making up a mere 4.2% of this group1 .

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pdf

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1 page

City

San Antonio, Texas

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