The Role of Black and Hispanic Physicians in Providing Health
Care for Underserved Populations
Miriam Komaromy, M.D., Kevin Grumbach, M.D., Michael Drake, M.D., Karen Vranizan,
M.A., Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., Dennis Keane, M.P.H., and Andrew B. Bindman,
M.D.
ABSTRACT
Conclusions Black and Hispanic physicians have a unique and important role in
caring for poor, black, and
Hispanic patients in California. Dismantling affirmative-action programs, as is
currently proposed, may threaten
health care for both poor people and members of minority groups.
Source Information
From the Division of General Internal Medicine (M.K.), the Institute for Health
Policy Studies (M.K., K.G., A.B.B.), the Medical Effectiveness
Research Center for Diverse Populations (M.K., K.G., M.D., K.V., A.B.B.), the
Department of Family and Community Medicine (K.G.), and the
Office of the Associate Dean for Medical School Admissions (M.D.), University of
California, San Francisco; the Division of General Internal
Medicine (K.V., D.K., A.B.B.) and the Primary Care Research Center (M.K., K.G.,
K.V., D.K., A.B.B.), San Francisco General Hospital, San
Francisco; and the University of Minnesota Schools of Medicine and Public Health
and Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis (N.L.).
Address reprint requests to Dr. Komaromy at UCSF Box 1364, Primary Care Research
Center, San Francisco, CA 94143-1364.
Ethnicity Gender and Rural
Practice Choice
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