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Diversity in medicine: Where to start among medical specialties?
Author(s)Chris Mazzolini
Why the U.S. health care system needs diversity among physicians, and how patients will benefit.
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Primary care and obstetrics/gynecology have the most diversity in medicine, while other specialties have less representation by physicians of color. Emergency medicine physician
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