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SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Elaine Douglas

“When I see patients or their family members years later, and they tell me how I made a difference, it makes it all worthwhile.”

SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Elaine Douglas

Black Patient Care

Black patients, black physicians and the need to improve health outcomes for African Americans

Black patients, black physicians and the need to improve health outcomes for African Americans

Research shows that health outcomes for black patients are better when they are treated by black doctors. That research is critical given that African Americans in the United States generally experience poorer health outcomes across a variety of diseases and conditions.

 
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“The National Medical Association is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine.”