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. 2021 Jan;18(1):7-17.
doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-00401-9. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Supporting Black voices in urology

Tracy M Downs  1 , Ekene Enemchukwu  2 , Cheryl T Lee  3 , Kelvin A Moses  4 , Yaw A Nyame  5 , Isaac J Powell  6 , Randy Vince  7 , Heinric Williams  8 , Shenelle Wilson  9 , Samuel L Washington  10
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Supporting Black voices in urology

Tracy M Downs et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

At Nature Reviews Urology, we have pledged to strive towards improving diversity in our field. As a step towards this goal, this Viewpoint presents the experiences of 10 Black urologists. Their stories illustrate the importance of perseverance and emphasize the essential role of community and mentorship to raise up our peers and colleagues, to support and encourage Black urologists and lead to a more diverse field of urology in the future.

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Conflict of interest statement

S.W. declares that she is the founder of Urology Unbound. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1. Some of our contributors.
From left: Dr. Yaw A. Nyame, Dr. Shenelle Wilson, Dr. Randy Vince and Dr. Samuel L. Washington. Photo of Dr. Nyame courtesy of Gavin W. Sisk (University of Washington Health Sciences Academic Services and Facilities); photo of Dr. Wilson courtesy of Harold Schoeder; photos of Dr. Vince and Dr. Washington provided by the authors themselves.
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Comment in

  • Rising Black voices in urology - the next generation.
    Achua JK, Bilbrew J, Cooley K, Herbert A, Matthew-Onabanjo AN, Moghalu O, Myrie A, Odeluga N, Owens-Walton J, Rieland A, Walker D, Kaba A. Achua JK, et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2021 Jun;18(6):327-335. doi: 10.1038/s41585-021-00461-5. Epub 2021 May 4. Nat Rev Urol. 2021. PMID: 33948013 Free PMC article.

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