Fitz Tavernier Jr.

Fitz Tavernier Jr. is a third-year medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School. He’s most interested in pursuing a career in pediatric anesthesiology and enjoys any and everything that involves food.

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Representation Is Crucial. So Retention of Pre-Med Students of Color Is Imperative

Ensuring that undergraduate students of color who are interested in medicine stay on the path is essential to improving minority representation in medicine.
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From a Freshman Year ‘F’ to a Third-Year Med Student

One student’s story — as the first in his family to attend college — highlights the importance of retaining motivated students of color interested in medicine.