at the 1999 STFM Annual Spring Conference.
Her life has been about service to underserved communities in Orange County California. During her talk, she challenged academic medical centers to get involved more with the underserved. She noted that neighborhoods facing challenging circumstances surrounded most of our academic medical centers. She asked why these neighborhoods were not doing better despite decades of contact and proximity. A very good question! America Bracho, MD, MPH 1999
Research in Rural Medical Education