Proportion of Black, Hispanic physicians do not reflect US population
Black and Hispanic medical students and physicians are considerably underrepresented in the United States compared with the national population, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“According to the AMA, racial and ethnic diversity among health professionals promotes better access to health care, improves health care quality for underserved populations, and better meets the health care needs of our increasingly diverse population,” Hector Mora, MD, a resident physician at Penn Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “If the goal is to achieve a diverse andRead More
