Dr. Chloe Poston
Dr. Chloe Poston is a bio-analytical chemist and editor and creator of The Poston Collective, a blog focused on the intersection of STEM education, policy and diversity. She can be reached at chloepostonphd@gmail.com or @chloeposton on Twitter.
Articles by Dr. Chloe Poston
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How can we address racial disparities in science and medicine?
Thursday, February 20, 2014STEM — the acronym used to describe science, technology, engineering and math — is used by policymakers, universities and private foundations to allocate funding to support the sciences. If we consider medicine to fall under "science" in the STEM categories, then why aren't the racial disparities in medical school enrollment and completion a part of the regular STEM discussion?