As a third year medical student, I was excited to finally be seeing patients. I was out of the lecture hall and into the hospital and clinic, ready and willing to take on the world. I quickly realized however my lack of familiarity with many of the social ills that were impacting my patients’ health [...]
“Unless the current trend is reversed, our country will see a growing ethnic and racial disconnect between those who receive care and those who provide that care.” — U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD
