As the ongoing pandemic and recent increased interest in social justice and reform have proven, men and women of color continue to be underserved by the healthcare system, receiving lower quality preventative care and incurring higher levels of illness and disease as a result.
While our healthcare system itself has numerous flaws relating to diversity, representation and inclusion, so too does the workforce that powers healthcare today. Despite some recent advances, doctors, nurses, academicians and researchers in the American healthcare system are still overwhelmingly made up of straight white men.
Data from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences reveals that 64% of American physicians today are male, and 56% are white.
