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Med students discuss the minority tax, tokenism and other DEI issues they have encountered

By The DO Staff

11.29.21

During the 2019-2020 academic year, roughly 10% of osteopathic medical students identified as an underrepresented minority, according to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). That includes LatinX students (6% of all DO students), Black students (3%) and Native American students (0.2%).