The stakes have been raised – AGAIN!
Black Doctors make up only 5% of all doctors in the U.S. (AAMC, 2018) As a result, healthcare for Black people and people of color remains at a significant disparity. With the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding affirmative action legislation in higher education admissions people of color revisit the age-old problem of gaining equitable access to medical schools.
PreMedExplorers
PrME is an organization created to close the healthcare disparity gap for Black people by expanding the pathways to pipeline from K-12 to medical school. More Black doctors helps to rebuild trust in the healthcare system.
Students
Are you a high school-age student who is interested in becoming a doctor, but don’t have a clear idea of how? PrME understands the barriers and rigors of becoming a doctor, as well as the resources needed for success. Start a conversation with PrME to begin your journey. Apply today.
Mentors
Are you a Black doctor? PrME needs mentors willing to provide interested students with insider knowledge on succeeding in becoming a Black doctor. Your encouragement and direction make a difference when students become frustrated and isolated in the long, arduous process. Apply today.
Supporters
In 2021, the Director of the Center for Disease Control declared racism as a serious public health threat. Too many know this personally. In December 2021 Dr. Susan Moore, a black female doctor, lost her battle with COVID-19. Susan was our friend and our sister. She left the call to action in a bedside video that we need more Black doctors. Donate today.
About Us
Premedical Explorers, Inc. (PrME) is a nonprofit organization, born from the gruesome statistics of healthcare outcomes for Black people. More Black doctors means more options. When your health, or that of a loved one, is on the line every advantage is needed.
Watch our CEO, Dr. Monica, tell our story.
Dr. Monica Allen Alexander – Co-Founder of Premedical Explorers Program, Inc.
Black Mortality and Morbidity
Black people die in larger numbers to certain causes. Data supports healthcare inadequacies contribute to the disproportionate number of cases. When it comes to making informed healthcare decisions, whom do you trust?
COVID-19
According to 2021 CDC Data, Blacks are 2.9x more likely to be hospitalized and 1.9x more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than Whites. (more)
Cancer
According to a 2019 American Cancer Society report, Cancer is the #2 cause of death for Black men and women. (more)
Diabetes
HHS reports in 2018 that Blacks are 2x likely to die than non-Hispanic Whites from Diabetes. (more)
Blindness
Blacks have some of the highest rates of vision loss and blindness due to eye disease. (more)
Heart Disease
2018 HHS report indicated Blacks are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic Whites. (more)
Stroke
The risk of having a first stroke is 2x as likely for Blacks than Whites, and Blacks have the highest rate of death from a stroke. (more)
Infant Mortality
According to HHS, Black women are 2.3x more likely to receive late or no prenatal care as non-Hispanic White women. (more)
Asthma
Blacks and American Indian/Alaska Natives have the highest current asthma rates compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2018, Blacks (10.9%) were 42 percent more likely than Whites (7.7%) to still have asthma. (more)
Expert Doctors.
Meet co-founders: Dr. Angela Marshall and Dr. Monica Allen Alexander, answering your vital questions about the PreMedical Explorers Program.
Build Trust Toward Our Future
I also understand that there are issues of lack of trustworthiness. I say it in that way because I understand the onus of gaining the public’s trust lies in the hands of people like me.
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Research Fellow and Scientific Lead NIH. COVID-19 Vaccine Team.