Before students can even consider applying to medical school, their zip code and social determinants or drivers of health may already determine if they have the chance to pursue such a career. This directly impacts the diversity of the medical school pipeline.
Naturally, this influences who enters academic medicine, who conducts research, and whether patients have the opportunity to be treated by physicians who share their backgrounds. #DiversityInMedicine #MedicalPipeline #SocialDeterminants #RepresentationMatters
Katrina Gipson is an emergency medicine physician.
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