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The quest for greater equity: a national cross-sectional study of the experiences of Black Canadian medical students
Johanne Mathieu, Salomon Fotsing, Kikelomo Akinbobola, Lolade Shipeolu, Kien Crosse, Kimberley Thomas, Manon Denis-LeBlanc, Abdoulaye Gueye and Gaelle Bekolo
October 23, 2022 10 (4) E937-E944; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220192
Johanne Mathieu
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDSalomon Fotsing
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDKikelomo Akinbobola
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDLolade Shipeolu
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDKien Crosse
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDKimberley Thomas
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MScManon Denis-LeBlanc
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDAbdoulaye Gueye
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
PhDGaelle Bekolo
Faculty of Medicine (Mathieu, Akinbobola, Shipeolu, Crosse), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Mathieu), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Fotsing) and Faculty of Medicine (Fotsing, Denis-LeBlanc), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Royal Columbian Hospital (Akinbobola), New Westminster, BC; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Shipeolu), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychiatry (Crosse), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Thomas), University of British Columbia; Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (Thomas), Vancouver, BC; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Denis-LeBlanc); School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (Gueye), University of Ottawa; Department of Family Medicine (Bekolo), Montfort Hospital; Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (Bekolo), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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The quest for greater equity: a national cross-sectional study of the experiences of Black Canadian medical students
Johanne Mathieu, Salomon Fotsing, Kikelomo Akinbobola, Lolade Shipeolu, Kien Crosse, Kimberley Thomas, Manon Denis-LeBlanc, Abdoulaye Gueye, Gaelle Bekolo
Oct 2022, 10 (4) E937-E944; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220192
The quest for greater equity: a national cross-sectional study of the experiences of Black Canadian medical students
Johanne Mathieu, Salomon Fotsing, Kikelomo Akinbobola, Lolade Shipeolu, Kien Crosse, Kimberley Thomas, Manon Denis-LeBlanc, Abdoulaye Gueye, Gaelle Bekolo
Oct 2022, 10 (4) E937-E944; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220192