Research is the foundation of how medicine is practiced. Promoting equity in health care starts with more diversity in research, improving access for who gets trained, which areas are studied, and what projects get funded. The University of Michigan Medical School fosters a culture of collaboration, collegiality and care for patients and each other. Some of our faculty research mentors talk about what inspires them to seek answers for individual patients and entire communities they may never meet, and the significant contributions medical students make to push our knowledge forward while they train with us. #researchersofcolor, #healthequity, #healthdisparities, #medicalschool, #healthcare, #physiciansofcolor, #doctorsofcolor, #womeninmedicine, #whatadoctorlookslike, #thisiswhatadoctorlookslike, #womeninstem, #pocinstem, #womeninhealthcare, #blackwomeninmedicine, #genderequity