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By the Numbers
100

Most physicians in the U.S. complete this degree before entering residency.

What is MD or DO?

100

Which profession usually earns more: a nurse practitioner or a registered nurse?

What is nurse practitioner?

100

Outpatient clinics differ from hospitals in this key way.

What is they don’t admit patients overnight?

100

This Black physician treated civil rights activists and was close to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Who is Dr. T.R.M. Howard?

100

About 12% of the U.S. population identifies as Black, but only around 5% of this profession are Black.

What is physicians/doctors?

200

Most registered nurses must pass this exam to become licensed in the U.S.

What is the NCLEX?

200

The median salary for registered nurses in the U.S. is closest to which amount: $50,000, $80,000, or $120,000?

What is $80,000?

200

Most speech-language pathologists are employed in one of these two main settings.

What are schools and health care facilities?

200

Black doctors formed this association in 1895 because they were excluded from the AMA.

What is the National Medical Association (NMA)?

200

In 2019, roughly 7–8% of this frontline profession were Black, though they make up a higher share of aides and assistants.

What is registered nurses?

300

This standardized exam is required for entry into most U.S. medical schools.

What is the MCAT?

300

Occupational therapists earn about this much annually: $65,000, $90,000, or $150,000?

What is ~$90,000?

300

Compared to retail pharmacists, hospital pharmacists are more likely to perform this patient-care role.

What is joining medical teams on rounds/clinical decision-making?

300

This federal program, launched in 1965, played a key role in desegregating hospitals in the South.

What is Medicare?

300

Black students account for about 10% of enrollments in this graduate program, training future doctors.

What is medical school?

400

After residency, many physicians complete this additional advanced training to become highly specialized.

What is a fellowship?

400

Radiologists and anesthesiologists both average above this yearly income.

What is $300,000?

400

Occupational therapists are most commonly employed in these two types of settings after hospitals.

What are schools and skilled nursing facilities?

400

This Mississippi physician and activist ran for Congress in 1954 and used his clinic as a base for civil rights organizing.

Who is Dr. T.R.M. Howard?

400

Around 4% of this dental profession are Black, despite strong historical contributions like Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman, the first Black graduate in 1869.

What is dentists?

500

Chiropractors earn this professional degree.

What is DC, Doctor of Chiropractic?

500

This health care profession is often the lowest paid among those requiring graduate degrees: social worker, physical therapist, or pharmacist?

What is social worker?

500

Epidemiologists are least likely to work in private clinics and most likely to be employed by one of these three types of institutions.

What are government agencies, academic institutions, or research organizations?

500

This Black nurse testified before Congress about discriminatory practices in nursing, helping to push for inclusion.

Who is Adah Belle Samuels Thoms?

500

In 2022, Black Americans made up only about 3–4% of this highly specialized profession, compared to about 60% white.

What is pharmacists? (also acceptable: physician assistants)

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