We Matter

Our Motivation

We are committed to the advancement of underrepresented communities in the physician workforce.

African-Americans and Hispanics are substantially underrepresented in the physician workforce. Black, Hispanic and Asian physicians play an outsized role in the care of disadvantaged patients nationally. Patients, who have low incomes, are from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, have Medicaid insurance, or who do not speak English – groups that historically have difficulty in accessing medical care – are substantially more likely to receive their care from a minority physician, according to a new study appearing online in today’s [Dec. 30] issue of the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

In 2016, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reported that the number of Black males applying to medical school has remained stagnant for nearly four decades. In 1978, 542 Black males matriculated into medical schools compared to 515 Black males in 2014, despite an increase in college graduation rates among Black males between those years.