by Christina Silva | Feb 24, 2026 | Blog
Original Source: WSMVBy Brendan Tierney NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Research shows people of color are much healthier when they have a doctor who looks like them. But only around 6% of all doctors in the United States are Black, well below the 13% of the population. One...
by Christina Silva | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog
Source: UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Last week, Mark Wilson, MD, was caring for a patient in Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, when he happened to look up and notice that everyone on the interventional radiology team was...
by Christina Silva | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog
Source: U.S. News & World Report By Jay Feldstein Picture this: Two dozen men gather in a classroom in rural south Georgia to get their hair shaped up and talk about life. The barbers are the main attraction, but the get-together is organized by medical students –...
by diversitynurs1 | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog
Source: STAT News By Usha Lee McFarling April 14, 2023 — Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national analysis that provides the strongest evidence yet that increasing the diversity of the medical workforce...
by David Rosado | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog
American Medical Association— Patients of color often seek care from doctors who look like them, but they may have to wait a long time for that opportunity. According to William McDade, MD, PhD., Medical schools need to aggressively recruit a more diverse community of...
