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‘Tis the Szn for Scholarships✨ It’s our turn

‘Tis the Szn for Scholarships✨
It’s our turn to give to you, and we are thrilled to do just that with our 4th Annual Black Girl White Coat Representation Matters Scholarship 🤑
Just as we promised, this year we are awarding more $$$ than ever before all thanks to the generous donations of our BGWC community. Scholarship has always been one of the major pillars of our organization, and this year is no different!
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Please visit BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/Representation-Matters-Scholarship-2021 for eligibility requirements and additional details.
Application opens December 6 🎉
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Scholarship #Grant #NonProfit #BlackOwned #HolidaySeason

WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL FOR #GIVINGTUESDAY ! 🥳🗣

WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL FOR #GIVINGTUESDAY ! 🥳🗣We couldn’t have done it without the support from everyone who generously donated, those who reposted, ambassadors who collaborated with us, and everyone on our team. Thank you all for supporting our mission! 💚

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#BWGCgives #GivingTuesday #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we are currently wo

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we are currently working towards a goal of raising $5K!

How can you help BGWC?
Monetary donations are only one of many ways you can help us reach our goal and help our mission. You can also help follow us and help spread the word. Want to help us long term? Enroll in Amazon Smile and add us as your organization to receive donations.

#BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

As Giving Tuesday nears, consider donating to BGWC

As Giving Tuesday nears, consider donating to BGWC to help move forward our mission.

Below are 5 diff ways you can make a financial contribution.

PayPal
https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4136788
BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/donate

Zelle: info@BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org

Venmo: @BlackGirlWhiteCoat
https://venmo.com/u/blackgirlwhitecoat
*must include email address and full name; including mailing address is optional, but this will help us send you any tokens of appreciation

Amazon Smile
http://smile.amazon.com/
*enroll in Amazon Smile by visiting the website above and adding Black Girl White Coat as your charity of choice. Once you do this, Amazon will donate a small percentage of every purchase you make to BGWC at no additional cost to you!

Charity Navigator
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1799
*You can use this website to donate to BGWC when you search for us in the search bar AND you can check if your employer matches donations! This is a great way to easily double your contributions.

#BWGCgives #GivingTuesday #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

What is BGWC? It is a non-profit organization foun

What is BGWC? It is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. @Sandra_Coker in 2016. With a mission to provide underrepresented in health care individuals reach their goals in a multitude of ways. A few of those ways include meaningful mentorship connections and scholarship opportunities.

There are 5 ways to make a financial contribution to Black Girl White Coat:

PayPal
https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4136788
BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/donate

Zelle: info@BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org

Venmo: @BlackGirlWhiteCoat
https://venmo.com/u/blackgirlwhitecoat
*must include email address and full name; including mailing address is optional, but this will help us send you any tokens of appreciation

Amazon Smile
http://smile.amazon.com/
*enroll in Amazon Smile by visiting the website above and adding Black Girl White Coat as your charity of choice. Once you do this, Amazon will donate a small percentage of every purchase you make to BGWC at no additional cost to you!

Charity Navigator
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1799
*You can use this website to donate to BGWC when you search for us in the search bar AND you can check if your employer matches donations! This is a great way to easily double your contributions.

#BWGCgives #GivingTuesday #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

We are halfway to #GivingTuesday. Consider donatin

We are halfway to #GivingTuesday. Consider donating to Black Girl White Coat.
Why donate to BGWC?
Did you know 5% and 5.8% of physicians identify as Black or Latins, respectively? BGWC’s mission is to help individuals who are underrepresented in medicine reach their goals through scholarship and mentorship.

#BWGCgives #GivingTuesday #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement. Jo

#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement. Join the movement and consider donating to BGWC. Our goal is to reach $5,000. These proceeds will help provide scholarships to individuals who are underrepresented in medicine. No donation is too small. Can’t make a monetary donation? Help by spreading the word.

#BWGCgives #GivingTuesday #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #RepresentationMatters #Scholarship #URiM #Mentorship #PreHealth #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #HealthCareHeros #BuyBlack #501c3 #NonProfitsofInstagram #BlackFriday

✨Ushering in the season of gratefulness & charit

✨Ushering in the season of gratefulness & charity with open arms✨
Black Girl White Coat is excited to roll out our Giving Tuesday initiative, also our second official fundraiser as a non-profit organization, #BGWCgives 🎉
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Giving Tuesday is a day in which many non-profit businesses around the world seek to raise $$ for their missions! It always falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, which will be the 30th of this month 🙌🏾
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THREE WAYS TO SUPPORT BGWC:
1. Share - just use our hashtag #BGWCgives to get the word out! Who knows, our next investor or community partner may be on your feed!
2. Donate ✨free of charge✨ by adding us as your charity of choice on smile.amazon.com
3. Contribute as little $5 and as much as you’d like! Every bit goes a long way 🤗
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as always, feel free to email us at info@BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org with any inquires you may have! THANK YOU ❤️
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#BGWCgives #BGWCgives #BGWCgives
#GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday

We want to hear from you! Share you experience as

We want to hear from you!

Share you experience as a mentee/mentor for a chance to win some prizes!
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#BGWC #MentorshipProgram #MentorNetwork #RepresentationMatters

#DreamDrive was a success because of YOU! 👏🏾

#DreamDrive was a success because of YOU! 👏🏾👏🏾

#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #DreamDrive #Scholarship #Fundraiser #RepresentationMatters #URM #Mentorship #NonProfitsOfInstagram #BlackOwnedBusiness #BuyBlack #NonProfit #501c3 #BuyBlack #BlackGirlMagic #HealthcareHeroes

We are ~$1000 away from reaching our $10K Dream Dr

We are ~$1000 away from reaching our $10K Dream Drive goal! Help us reach this goal, by making a donation or by spreading the word and sharing. 😊

This fundraiser helps with our mission by providing underrepresented pre-health students with scholarships to pursue their goals in the medical field.

Check the link in our bio to donate and for more information on BGWC and Dream Drive!

#BGWC #DreamDrive #fundraiser #scholarships #mentorship #underrepresented #representationmatters

Interested in becoming a mentor to the next genera

Interested in becoming a mentor to the next generation of underrepresented individuals pursuing a health field? Fill out the link in our bio.

We ask that mentors either a) be enrolled in health care professional school or b) be practicing in their respective health care field (ex: MD, DO, PA, RN, DVM, DMD, PT, etc.)

*all individuals in healthcare fields are welcome to be mentors
*previous mentors can fill form out again if they think they are able to handle and additional mentee
*we are not currently accepting mentee applications
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#blackgirlwhitecoat #BGWC #mentorship #underrepresented #scholarship #non-profit #prehealth

🗣M E R C H . I S . B A C K🗣 idk who needs to

🗣M E R C H . I S . B A C K🗣
idk who needs to hear this but we’ve added all your favs PLUS a newbie to our Black Girl White Coat store 🥳
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#SHOPNOW #BuyBlack #SupportBlackBusiness #BGWC #NotForProfit #NonProfit #BlackOwned #Mentorship #RepresentationMatters #BuyNow #Scholarship #BlackDocs

Hello Black Girl White Coat family! Have you ever

Hello Black Girl White Coat family! Have you ever wondered what BGWC does?

Check out the post above!

Consider making a donation to help us continue with our mission.

#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Mentorship #Scholarship #Representation #URiM #NonProfit #PreHealth

💙DREAM DRIVE💙 How are we almost at our fundr

💙DREAM DRIVE💙
How are we almost at our fundraising goal of $10,000 just one month in? BECAUSE OUR BLACK GIRL WHITE COAT FAMILY IS AMAZING 🤗
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Thank you to everyone who donated in April. We appreciate your generous gifts 🎁
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REMEMBER when you give, you are automatically entered into a raffle to win #BGWC merch! 🥳
$25 - 1 entry
$100 - 6 entries
$200 - 9 entries
$300+ = MERCH

Check link in bio for more information on Dream Drive and for ways to donate.
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April’s #BGWC merch winners will be contacted in the coming weeks 😉
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Family #Community #Fundraiser #BlackOwned #BlackGirlMagic #NonProfit #MedTwitter #PreMed #GradSzn #Donations

We’re excited to announce that our BGWC mentee a

We’re excited to announce that our BGWC mentee application will be open this Friday at 4pm CST! We will post the link at that time & it has been emailed to those on our mailing list. Spots filled up fast last year, so make sure you set a reminder and don’t procrastinate! Tell a friend to tell a friend 🗣

We have mentors for the following professions: Dentists, Physicians, Public Health Professionals, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Physician Assistant

#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Mentorship #Scholarship #Representation #URM #NonProfit #PreMed #MedEd #PreHealth #FutureHealthcareProfessionals #HealthcareHeroes

#DreamDrive is still going strong! Our goal is to

#DreamDrive is still going strong! Our goal is to raise $10,000 by the end of the year, so that we can can continue to provide academic resources free-of-charge and host scholarships throughout the year. Everything you give helps #BGWC support the next generation of URM healthcare professionals. BONUS: thanks to our lovely friends at The Joseph & Bessie Foundation, every dollar you donate will instantly DOUBLE 🤑

Everyone who donates to our #DreamDrive fundraiser is automatically entered in one of our various #BGWC merch giveaways! 🥳
$25 - 1 entry
$100 - 6 entries
$200 - 9 entries
$300+ = MERCH

Can’t give $$$? No problem! If you help us amplify #DreamDrive across all social media platforms, you’ll be entered to win #BGWC merch, too! 💙

To learn more about our FIRST fundraiser as a non-profit organization, visit
BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/DreamDrive

#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #DreamDrive #Scholarship #Fundraiser #RepresentationMatters #URM #Mentorship #NonProfitsOfInstagram #BlackOwnedBusiness #BuyBlack #NonProfit #501c3 #BuyBlack #BlackGirlMagic #HealthcareHeroes
#LinkInBio

Black Girl White Coat is proud to annouce our 1st

Black Girl White Coat is proud to annouce our 1st official fundraiser: #DreamDrive!

With your support we hope to raise $10,000 by the end of the year. Your generous donations will allow us to continue to provide scholarships and academic resources free of charge to the next generation of URM healthcare professionals. For more details about #DreamDrive and to donate please visit BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/DreamDrive

#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #DreamDrive #Scholarship #Fundraiser #RepresentationMatters #URM #Mentorship #NonProfitsOfInstagram #BlackOwnedBusiness #BuyBlack #LinkInBio

It’s that time of year again! 📚👩🏾‍⚕

It’s that time of year again!
📚👩🏾‍⚕️📚👨🏿‍🎓
We at Black Girl White Coat are looking for a fresh new batch of mentors for our 2021 spring Mentorship Program debut. In order to be a mentor we ask that you are either (A) enrolled in professional school at this time or (B) currently practicing in your respective healthcare career field. You can find the application link in the bio 💫
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*you may reapply to be a mentor if you feel like you have the capacity to take on additional mentees
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**we are NOT accepting mentee applications at this time
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Mentorship #Scholarship #Representation #URM #NonProfit #PreMed #MedEd #PreHealth #FutureHealthcareProfessionals #HealthcareHeroes

✨G I V E A W A Y✨ thanks to a generous donatio

✨G I V E A W A Y✨
thanks to a generous donation from a member of our fam, BGWC would love to announce our first giveaway of the year!
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THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. The winner has been contacted. Thank you for participating 🤍
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easy as could be. good luck 🥂
#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #MCAT #PreMed #PrincetonReview #Kaplan #Giveaway

💫NEW BLOG POST💫 Match Day is quickly approac

💫NEW BLOG POST💫
Match Day is quickly approaching • Lists are due soon 🥶 I’ve been there, and I’ve got y’all covered! Head over to the BGWC website and read my top 5 tips for a successful match. As always, the link is in our bio 📍
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#BGWC #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #Blogger #Vlogger #NRMP2021 #MatchWeek #Match2021 #PreMed #MedEd

We at Black Girl White Coat are SO happy to introd

We at Black Girl White Coat are SO happy to introduce you to the FIVE recipients of our 3rd Annual Representation Matters: URM Student Scholarship (2020)🥳
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Meet Deneé (@itmustbeeasy on Twitter), Layan (@layan_I on Twitter), Emilie (@emilie._ ), Daniella (@danie.andre ), and Chisom (@oliviac.okoli ). The #BlackGirlMagic is coming through like no other with these amazing women! Read more about our scholarship recipients on our website: BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org 🔗
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#BGWC #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #Scholarship

It’s that time of year again! 📚👩🏾‍⚕

It’s that time of year again!
📚👩🏾‍⚕️📚👨🏿‍🎓
We at Black Girl White Coat are looking for a fresh new batch of mentors for our 2021 spring Mentorship Program debut. In order to be a mentor we ask that you are either (A) enrolled in professional school at this time or (B) currently practicing in your respective healthcare career field. You can find the application link in the bio 💫
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*you may reapply to be a mentor if you feel like you have the capacity to take on additional mentees
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**we are NOT accepting mentee applications at this time
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Mentorship #Scholarship #Representation #URM #NonProfit #PreMed #MedEd #PreHealth #FutureHealthcareProfessionals #HealthcareHeroes

Black Girl White Coat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) or

Black Girl White Coat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which means we operate solely based on donations. We are committed to providing scholarship opportunities, academic and standardized testing assistance, and educational resources free of charge for those who demonstrate need at any point of their journey. Join us in this effort! We appreciate your financial help and generous donations 🤍
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#GivingTuesday #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWCgives #HappyHolidays #MedTwitter #MedGram #PreMed #Nonprofit #SupportSmallBusinesses #SupportBlackBusinesses #BuyBlack

👀👀👀 #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Scholarshi

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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Scholarship #Mentorship #Representation #ComingSoon

🎉MENTORSHIP MATCH🎉 we are happy to announce

🎉MENTORSHIP MATCH🎉

we are happy to announce that our #BGWCmentorshipprogram is well underway! The first batch of match emails are going out TODAY!
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please add “info@blackgirlwhitecoat.org” to your contacts to be sure you receive our emails in a timely manner 😊
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tips on how to make the most of your mentor-mentee relationship coming tomorrow. Till then be sure to review the guidelines that come along with your match email! 🙌🏾
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#BGWC #MentorshipMatters #MentorshipProgram #RepresentationMatters #URMmentorship

⏰ MENTEE APP ⏰ now closed! thank you to everyo

⏰ MENTEE APP ⏰
now closed! thank you to everyone who participated and applied to be a party of our program!

you snooze you lose 😴 —— the link will be p

you snooze you lose 😴
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the link will be posted in our bio promptly this Saturday at 3pm cst. the link will also be available on Twitter at the same time (_BGWC_) 📲
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #MentorshipProgram #MenteeApplications #PreMed #PreHealth #URMstudents #RepresentationMatters #BGWC

👩🏾‍⚕️MENTEE ENROLLMENT🧑🏽‍⚕️
September 5th is right around the corner y’all! Remember, this is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE so please bookmark the date. We will announce a specific time soon 😊
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Black Girl White Coat
#BGWC #MentorshipProgram #MentorNetwork #RepresentationMatters

🥳MEET THE BGWC TEAM 🥳 —— BGWC Treasurer

🥳MEET THE BGWC TEAM 🥳
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BGWC Treasurer • Christle Nwora is an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident Physician at Johns Hopkins University. She’s interested in making medicine more accesible for all, especially underrepresented students. Christle joined BGWC because she believes that mentorship is the first step to making your dreams a reality
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BGWC Secretary • Jazmyn Shaw is a MS4 at UMMC in Jackson, MS. She is interested in taking active steps towards increasing diversity in medicine. Jazmyn joined BGWC because she knows first hand how life changing mentorship can be in accomplishing your dreams & hopes to provide this for others, especially URMs
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BGWC Administrative Assistant • Tina Corbin is a premed student from Trinidad currently pursuing a Bachelor's in Healthcare Management. She joined Black Girl White Coat to help advocate for and provide opportunities to those in need. She hopes to continue creating change and increasing the badly needed diversification in healthcare
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#RoadToNonProfitStatus #BGWC #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #DiversifyMedicine #RepresentationMatters #BLM #SupportBlackBusinesses ✊🏾🤎

🥳 BGWC MERCH 🥳 —— long story short: you

🥳 BGWC MERCH 🥳
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long story short: you all asked and we finally delivered! Both the Classic Tee & the #RepresentationMatters Tee are available for pre-order now 🗣
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LINK IN BIO 📲
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SHOP. SHARE. SUPPORT ✊🏾
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Merch #NotForProfit #SupportBlackBusinesses #BLM #URM #PreMed #BlackBoyJoy #BlackGirlMagic

Since our start, Black Girl White Coat has empower

Since our start, Black Girl White Coat has empowered, uplifted, and supported students of color who are pursuing careers in healthcare. If you are interested in learning more about our mission or want to support our vision, please visit our website
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Here are 2 ways you can help us as we continue to support the next generation of Black and Brown healthcare professionals:

1. DONATE - all donations go towards student scholarships [BlackGirlWhiteCoat.org/donate]

2. BECOME A MENTOR - healthcare students currently enrolled in professional/graduate school and those in practice are eligible to join our Mentor Network. the link to enroll as a mentor is now in our bio
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #BlackOwnedBusiness #NotForProfit #RepresentationMatters

🤎 Black Lives Matter. —— your black life is

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Black Lives Matter.
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your black life is beautiful. your black life has purpose. you do not deserve this. you are valuable. you are loved. you do not need to prove yourself to anyone else.
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you are a vital part of this community.
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#BLM #BGWC

👩🏾‍🎓 M I L E S T O N E S👩🏾‍⚕️
Friday, May 1, 2020 • i became Sandra Coker, MD. a graduate of @mcgovernmed and an incoming emergency medicine physician @uchicagoem. this day marked the completion of a huge chapter in my life, and the beginning of an entirely new journey ✨
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 • my white coat ceremony was one of the happiest days I’ve experienced thus far without a doubt. surrounded by friends and family, i made a public promise to dedicate the next 4 years of my life to becoming the best physician i could be. i had no idea what the future held, but i knew that God hadn’t brought me that far just to leave me 🙌🏾
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2008 • we were challenged in one of my classes to write out our goals for the future. i was just a baby freshman walking in to my first ever high school class, but even then i knew how to dream. in retrospect, nothing about me was “normal”. i knew I couldn’t settle for just average 👩🏾‍🦱
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dream more. use me as an example. use BGWC as a resource. you are equipped and fully able 💞
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#TheMarathonContinues 💙🏁
#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #Graduation #MelaninDoc #MelaninMD #BlackLivesMatter #HealthcareHeroes #BlackDoctorsMatter #Mentorship #Motivation #Faith

🔆 BGWC Mentorship Program 🔆 —— FULL. we

🔆 BGWC Mentorship Program 🔆
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FULL. we hope to open for enrollment again in the fall. thank you for making our first program debut a huge success. mentors & mentees can expect their match email to come within the next 2 weeks 🤎
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #BlackMenInMedicine #PreMed #PreHealth #MelaninDoc #Mentorship #URM

• • *swipe for a clips* • #FirstGen the seri

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#FirstGen the series continues with episode 3, “Black with Imposter Syndrome | Delay not Denial” featuring incoming emergency medicine doc, Biosha 👩🏾‍⚕️
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tune in to the Black Girl White Coat YouTube channel now! leave a comment and a thumbs up while you’re there. thanks for sharing Black Girl White Coat and joining us as [WE] stand in the gap 🤎
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#BlackGirlWhiteCoat #BGWC #FirstGen #BlackMenInMedicine #BlackDoctors #MinoritiesInMedicine #Giveaway #MelaninDoc #MelaninMD #MochaMed #MochaMD #PreMed #MedSchool #ChocolateDoc #MedGram #Motivation #Representation #BlackGirlsCan #BlackGirlsGraduate

a peace that surpasses all understanding 🕊 bac

a peace that surpasses all understanding 🕊

back on the socials now. if you need a break, if you feel yourself being crushed by everything going on, if you feel tired and can’t explain why — DISCONNECT from social media, your constant newsfeed, nonsense what’s app chain messages, your family member’s false stories designed to scare ever including your pet fish...all of that! i promise you won’t miss a thing and your soul will thank you 💞
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contact me via IG or Twitter DMs, email, or by clicking the connect tab on the website! i love y’all and this too shall pass 🤗
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#BGWC #BlackGirlWhiteCoat

••• and just like that, we’ve come to the

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and just like that, we’ve come to the end of the #MatchWeek series ❤️🥳
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thank you, BGWC fam, for tuning in each day and walking through this life-changing experience alongside me. this week was full of emotions and you all offered support & encouragement every step of the way. thank you!

this was a celebration for my family & i, but this is recorded, posted and shared for YOU. if just one person watches my journey and is inspired to aim higher, then the mission of Black Girl White Coat is complete 💞

FULL #MatchWeek SERIES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUTUBE - link in bio
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#BGWC #BlackGirlWhiteCoat #MatchWeek #MatchDay #Match2020 #SNMAmatch #issamatch #EMRAmatch #McGovernMatch #Houston #Chicago

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