‘Black Men in White Coats’ event inspires medicine and science careers
The annual Black Men in White Coats event provides an opportunity for students to meet medical professionals and learn about career options. Dr. Fred Peete Jr. (right) greeted students including Philip Wofford of Mississippi State. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Hundreds of Mid-South students got to meet medical and science professionals at the Black Men in White Coats event at Baptist Health Sciences University in the Memphis Medical District.
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Black Men in White Coats Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine Rev. Keith NormanAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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