The Power of Diversity in Medicine

Teaching cultural competency only gets you so far in medicine. It’s made us nicer, posits one physician, but it hasn’t really addressed health disparities and inequities. Instead, training more diverse students to be part of health care teams builds trust all around and creates a more holistic understanding of a patient’s needs. It also inspires more diversity. As they say: You can only be what you can see. Listen in as a medical student and his mentor discuss the promising future of an increasingly diverse workforce.

In this Conversation:
• José E. Rodríguez, MD, FAAFP, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion at University of Utah Health; Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine; Associate Medical Director, Redwood Health Center
• Moroni Lopez, MS2, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

Host: Mitch Sears, Producer, The Scope Radio