id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-348848-js36pw2r Filut, Amarette Will Losing Black Physicians Be a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic? 2020-07-28 .txt text/plain 1762 99 47 A compelling case exists that increasing the number of Black physicians trained and practicing in the United States is one effective intervention to promote health equity and reduce the persistent health disparities that have become glaringly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. 4, 6 In this Invited Commentary, we caution that the COVID-19 pandemic, as a further assault on the health of Blacks in this country, may erode the meager progress that has been made in increasing the number of Black physicians. Black physicians' exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and risk of contracting COVID-19 are proportionately greater Abstract A compelling case exists that increasing the number of Black physicians trained and practicing in the United States is one effective intervention to promote health equity and reduce the persistent health disparities that have become glaringly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. ./cache/cord-348848-js36pw2r.txt ./txt/cord-348848-js36pw2r.txt