title: Race/Ethnicity Concordance Between Patients and Physicians.
abstract: The growth of our population, especially the older than 65 segment, require more health providers. Moreover, compared to whites, persons of racial/ethnic minorities have less favorable clinical outcomes and this may be related to access to health care. Racial/ethnic concordance between physicians and patients improve outcomes and satisfaction with medical care. New medical schools have been opened, some schools have increased the size of the entering class, and there is the general desire to increase the enrollment and graduation of minority groups' physicians. This report summarizes current progress made in this area.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, 505 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-6435, USA. Electronic address: palpoma@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Pedro A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Poma
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Medical students; Physician manpower; Race/ethnicity concordance; Residents