When Melanie Gordon, MD, FACP, walks into a patient’s room at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, she’s frequently misidentified as a nurse, a dietician or someone else.
I believe that the only way to increase diversity in medicine and particularly dermatology is to begin this process early in school age children. Here's what I suggest.
Among the trends from a membership survey conducted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology are an increase in part-time practice and greater diversity. However, many share similar concerns about upheavals in health care.