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Joel Bervell: Diversifying The Field of Medicine

Joel Bervell, who graduated from Yale University and was one of the first Black medical students at Washington State University, is currently a student of orthopedic surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and will receive his degree there in 2024. On TikTok, Joel Bervell is known as the “Medical Mythbuster,” where he talks about racial inequities in health care. To learn more about how Joel Bervell established himself while pursuing his medical degree in a field where just 5% of doctors are Black, click the button below!