Black doctors see hope in TV’s ‘Doc McStuffins’

By Lynn Elber
Published June 12, 2012 7:14pm ET
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Black doctors see hope in TV’s ‘Doc McStuffins’
This June 7, 2012 photo shows Dr. Myiesha Taylor, right, holding a collage of fellow doctors supporting Disney Junior's animated series "Doc McStuffins" as her three children from left, Ian Taylor Schlitz, 6, Haley Taylor Schlitz, 9, and Hana Taylor Schlitz point at their mother's photo at their home in Keller, Texas. For black women whose own wish to practice medicine come true, the show is welcome affirmation. The doctors shown in the collage are graduates of schools including Harvard, Yale and Stanford and work in a range of specialities such as neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and psychiatry. Taylor is a board-certified emergency room physician. (AP Photo/LM Otero) | LM Otero

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they want to inspire.

Doc McStuffins, the African-American title character of an animated TV series for children, dreams of becoming an M.D. and, for now, runs a cheerful home clinic for stuffed animals and dolls.

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