Education & Training
Most physicians in the U.S. complete this degree before entering residency.
What is MD or DO?
Which profession usually earns more: a nurse practitioner or a registered nurse?
What is nurse practitioner?
Outpatient clinics differ from hospitals in this key way.
What is they don’t admit patients overnight?
This Black physician treated civil rights activists and was close to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Dr. T.R.M. Howard?
About 12% of the U.S. population identifies as Black, but only around 5% of this profession are Black.
What is physicians/doctors?
Most registered nurses must pass this exam to become licensed in the U.S.
What is the NCLEX?
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?
Most speech-language pathologists are employed in one of these two main settings.
What are schools and health care facilities?
Black doctors formed this association in 1895 because they were excluded from the AMA.
What is the National Medical Association (NMA)?
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?
This standardized exam is required for entry into most U.S. medical schools.
What is the MCAT?
Occupational therapists earn about this much annually: $65,000, $90,000, or $150,000?
What is ~$90,000?
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?
This federal program, launched in 1965, played a key role in desegregating hospitals in the South.
What is Medicare?
Black students account for about 10% of enrollments in this graduate program, training future doctors.
What is medical school?
After residency, many physicians complete this additional advanced training to become highly specialized.
What is a fellowship?
Radiologists and anesthesiologists both average above this yearly income.
What is $300,000?
Occupational therapists are most commonly employed in these two types of settings after hospitals.
What are schools and skilled nursing facilities?
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?
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?
Chiropractors earn this professional degree.
What is DC, Doctor of Chiropractic?
This health care profession is often the lowest paid among those requiring graduate degrees: social worker, physical therapist, or pharmacist?
What is social worker?
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?
This Black nurse testified before Congress about discriminatory practices in nursing, helping to push for inclusion.
Who is Adah Belle Samuels Thoms?
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)