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It just so happened that in the inaugural medical education issue of the September 2005 Journal of the National Medical Association, we interviewed Dr. J.W. Carmichael. Xavier University of Louisiana is the only black Catholic University in the United States and is located in the recently devastated city of New Orleans. As many of you may recall, Carmichael is the director of Xavier University's premedicine program. The university's premedicine program has supplied American medical schools with more than 90 black students per year for the last decade. It has been a crucial lifeline in the supply of African-American physicians and pharmacists in the United States. Just to get an idea of the importance of the Xavier program, please review a copy of the September issue of the JNMA and the articles related to student education.

In closing, with the new revelations of the Human Genome Project, notions on whether land-based race identity or ethnicity with genetic markers has been proven valid, with few exceptions. This has caused me to revisit the attempted effort to discard concepts on race, especially in medicine. Obviously there are outliers to this new work. But contrary to popular belief, and to some, the unthinkable, there may be, in fact, a biologic basis for our human distinctions. And I for one do not feel shame or seem perplexed by it. Moreover, it appears that Dr. Welsing in her earlier work was onto something, and was indeed ahead of her time. The problem African Americans, and other persons of color face, to some extent, has to do with the social political context of racism, and the biologic impact it has and is often expressed in the form of stress and injuries, simply put. Therefore, and more importantly, eliminating the nomenclature of how we classify ourselves in our intellectual interchange in science and other areas, will not correct our problems, but may in fact, if abandon, spell our doom. Because what we are murderously burdened by has to do with racism and its effects. Which are in effect, based on physical features, not mere classification. Further, the current thought on racism and why it is practiced by some is that racism serves an evolutionary drive to survive by humans, by forming alliances in among similar groups of people. Therefore, if that is the case, we had better be ready for the long haul in this battle as our history and ongoing struggles tell us. Besides, if not for racism, "we would not have had all of these problems over all these years." The National Medical Association and its publishing instruments must remain vigilant and stay focused.

At head of title: Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada. ; "Published by authority of Parliament." ; Includes bibliography. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

At head of title: Geological Survey of Canada, Alfred R.C. Selwyn, F.R. S., F.G.S., Director. ; "Published by authority of Parliament." ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

At head of title: Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada. ; "Published by authority of Parliament." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Tables. ; At head of title : Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada. Alfred R.C. Selwyn, C.M.G., LL.D., F.R.S., Director. ; "Published by authority of Parliament." ; Includes bibliography [p. 15R-17R]. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Tables. ; At head of title: Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada. ; Appendices: I. Notes on the distribution of trees and certain shrubs in the Yukon district and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia --II. Notes on the Indian tribes of the Yukon district and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia --III. List of plants collected by Dr. G.M. Dawson in the Yukon district and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia in 1887 / J. Macoun --IV. Zoology -list of diurnal Lepidoptera / by James Fletcher --V. Notes on the lithological character of some of the rocks collected in the Yukon district and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia --VI. Meteorological observations --VII. Summary of astronomical observations by Dr. G.M. Dawson, employed in the construction of the map accompanying this report. ; "Published by authority of Parliament." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

At head of title: [G]eological and Natural History Survey of Canada. ; "Published by authority of parliament." ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44