December 7, 2024

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The Role of HBCUs and HBGIs in the NFL Diversity of Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative

The NFL selected four Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) as its first members of the inaugural NFL Diversity of Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. The NFL’s conference call introduced the four representatives who gave insight into the new program’s goals. 

The medical institutions’ spokespeople were:

  • Dr. Hugh E. Mighty, MD, MBA, Dean of the Howard University College of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Affairs
  • Dr. Digna Forbes, Dean of the School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College
  • Dr. Herman Taylor, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Dr. Lisa Barkley, Family Medicine Department Chair and Residency Program Director at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science