Our Story

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Our Story

Vision

  • To promote a world where STEM is inclusive, inspiring and accessible in schools through awards, technology and mentorship.

Mission

  • Zebralter Medical, through the Melanin Medical Specialties app, connects mentees with mentors, empowers students, and supports healthcare professionals. We bring STEM experts into schools, highlight career opportunities, and celebrate excellence with recognition and awards. By leveraging technology, mentorship, and advocacy, we open pathways to STEM while fostering inclusion, professional balance, and a stronger healthcare community.

We Exist

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Goals

Overcoming the inequalities and barriers to a career in Medicine or Dentistry for black youth. Different statistics reveal that blacks are poorly represented in these fields.

    Data USA, 2016
  • - Percentage of White Physician and Surgeon: 68.2%
  • - Percentage of Asian Physician and Surgeon: 23%
  • - Percentage of Black Physician and Surgeon: 6%
    AAMC News: February 21st, 2017
  • - Percentage of black female graduates from medical school increased while it decreased for male graduates.
  • - Gender gap of Black African American graduates from Medical School is 31%
    HHS Public Access: June 19th, 2017
  • - “The underrepresentation for Black dentists is extraordinary.”
  • - Blacks make up 13.6% of the U.S population but only 3.3% of US dentists.
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Find a Doctor

Linking black physicians and dentists to patients. Making it easier by having a database with black physicians and dentists in the United States.

Providers of direct patient care and other areas of medicine to improve health for all.

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Our Story

Created for children who are contemplating careers in science and unsure that it is possible.

A website of black dentists and physicians from all parts of the United States, will shine a light that, Yes it is possible.

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Donations and Sponsors

We thank you for your generous tax deductible donation as we work together to bridge the STEM gap and improve health outcomes.

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Schools and Community Groups

Zebraltermedical works in partnership with schools, by providing Science Awards and Scholarship Programs.