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The Pulse: Black Men in Health Care Empowerment Summit

by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today
July 12, 2023

<h1>The Pulse: Black Men in Health Care Empowerment Summit</h1>
<p class="byline">by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today <br />July 12, 2023</p>
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<p>Over 100 middle and high school students visited the University of Mississippi Medical Center for a program aimed at attracting Black men to health care fields.</p>
<p><strong>READ MORE:</strong> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/06/12/ummc-summit-seeks-to-boost-number-of-black-men-n-health-fields/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘This is where it starts’: UMMC summit aims to increase number of Black men in health care</a></p>


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