Author Interviews, Education, JAMA, Race/Ethnic Diversity, Social Issues, Yale / 15.07.2022
Medical School Drop-Out Rates Highest Among Low Income Students from Marginalized Neighborhoods
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Mytien Nguyen, MS
MD-PhD Program, Yale School of Medicine,
New Haven, Connecticut
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: It is well-recognized that diversity in the medical workforce is critical to improve health care access and achieve equity for neglected communities. Despite increased efforts to recruit diverse medical trainees, there remains a large chasm between the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic composition of the patient population and that of the physician workforce.
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