Seun Adebagbo, a third-year medical student in Massachusetts, hopes to contribute to the physician work force in the United States, where only 5.7% of doctors identify as Black.
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Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health
When being truly honest with herself, Seun Adebagbo says, she can describe what drove her to go to medical school in a single word: self-preservation.

