Healthcare Workforce Should Reflect Diversity
According to a study conducted by the University of California at San Francisco's Center for the Health Professions we have a shortage in all categories in our workforce of healthcare workers period. The problem is a dire shortage in inner cities and rural areas of the state. This is a double whammy for Blacks, Hispanics and the poor of California.
Hispanic Patients Receive Fewer Surgical Interventions and Less Favorable Outcomes for Treatment of Vascular Disease
Reasons for Disparities May Include Socioeconomic Factors and Genetic Variations.
Looking to close health care gap
When it comes to health care, many Filipinos live by the philosophy of bahala na, literally translated to mean “leave it to God.” This resigned outlook, which is common among other minority groups as well, was what first got fourth-year neuroscience student Antonio Moya interested in issues of minority health care.
Barnes-Jewish program aims to improve understanding
When patients fail to take their medication, Dr. Corey Foster resists the temptation to immediately label them "non-compliant," physician-speak for patients who don't follow doctors' orders. Foster, an internal medicine resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, delves deeper into patients' lives, asking whether they struggled to afford the drugs or get to the pharmacy.
His inquisitiveness is built into his residency training. Foster is part of the Residents and Fellows Diversity Initiative at Barnes-Jewish. The program aims to increase diversity on the hospital's campus and eliminate health disparities. Residents and fellows are selected for the program based on their commitment to promote diversity, mentor medical students and treat patients with limited access to medical care.
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