Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations.

Jetty, Anuradha; Hyppolite, Julie; Eden, Aimee R; Taylor, Melina K; Jabbarpour, Yalda · J Am Board Fam Med · 2022

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Abstract

Using data from 2016 to 2020, we found that family physicians who identify as underrepresented minorities in medicine were more likely to have a larger percentage of vulnerable patients in their panels. Increasing access to care for vulnerable patient populations will require a combination of advocating for policies to diversify the physician pipeline and those that encourage all primary care physicians to care for vulnerable patients.

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