Forbes March 23, 2025
Annually on the third Friday of March, after years of grueling exams and countless hours of studying, medical students in their final year of medical school find out what U.S. physician-residency programs they matched with. Amidst this anxiety-provoking yet joyous occasion in a medical student’s life, Indigenous nations across the country are celebrating alongside their community members, representing the rising generation of Indigenous physicians who will make lasting contributions to the health of Indigenous Peoples.
Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities. Whether it is pediatrics, emergency medicine,...