Millions of patients are not getting quality care they deserve from doctors who look like them and speak their language.
Dr. Oscar Casillas removes a pair of stitches from Alex’s hand at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in 2022.I think often about why I chose such a challenging career path, and hear the echoes from the voices of educators and administrators who told me I couldn’t do it.Millions of patients are not getting the quality care they deserve from doctors who look like them and speak their language.
That interaction has haunted me for the past 27 years. What if a Spanish-speaking Latino physician had been there? What would it have meant to them for a doctor who spoke their language and understood their culture to answer their questions, explain their child’s condition and provide compassionate care?
More Latino students should be encouraged to apply to medical schools, and we must find ways to see that they survive the process. Latino students need financial support, mentoring and guidance to navigate the journey from pre-med to medical school through residency programs and into their first years as practicing physicians.
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