Latinos account for 6% of California physicians, despite making up 39% of the population. The state has a lot of work to do.
Dr. Oscar Casillas removes a pair of stitches from Alex’s hand at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital on July 26, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMattersCalifornia has a lot of work to do to build a representative physician workforce. Latinos account for just 6% of physicians, despite making up 39% of the state’s population.I think often about why I chose such a challenging career path, and hear the echoes from the voices of educators and administrators who told me I couldn’t do it.
We can do better, and it starts with listening to doctors from underrepresented communities who know what we and our patients need. My journey to becoming a physician started when my parents immigrated to the U.S. from Ecuador. Since they only spoke Spanish, I became their translator.I will never forget the time I was translating for a neurologist caring for an infant with spina bifida, a birth defect of the spine and spinal cord.
Think about all the patients who, because of this language barrier, leave their doctors’ offices without a clear understanding of their diagnosis or how to take their medication. When patients share the same race or ethnicity, language and culture with their provider, it enhances patient health experiences.
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