Disparities in physician demographics linked to patient disparities
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Significant disparities exist between the race of kidney disease patients and that of the physicians who will care for them, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that efforts are needed to increase minority recruitment into kidney speciality programs to more closely balance the racial background of physicians and patients...