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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted April 7, 2013

Disparities in the Physician Workforce

On the tour, I’ve been personally been amazed by the number of students that comment that the Tour For Diversity is the first time that they have met a physician from a under-represented [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted March 24, 2013

Ground Zero: The Disparity of Health Insurance

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 15.7% of the U.S. population does not have health insurance. To put this number in perspective, 15.7% of the U.S. population is equal [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted February 20, 2013

Tour Wrap-up: Mentor Perspective – Inspiration for our Cirujana

Before dreaming of a career in medicine, women had to begin by being granted admission to medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to accomplish such a feat, the result of a [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted January 10, 2012

Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

A “survey of 3,159 adults age eighteen or older found that 59 percent of Americans in 2010 were aware of racial and ethnic disparities that disproportionately affect African Americans and [...]

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