‘American Diagnosis’: Indigenous Students Share Their Path to Medicine
Channel: KFF Health News
Date: 2022-07-26

‘Rezilience,’ Season 4 of the ‘American Diagnosis’ podcast, traces the resilience of Indigenous peoples in the U.S. taking action to protect the health and well-being of their communities.

Episode 9: “Two Paths, Two Future Physicians”
Listen to the full episode here: https://khn.org/news/article/american-diagnosis-two-indigenous-students-share-their-path-to-medicine/

Less than 1% of medical students in the United States identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. The representation is just as low for doctors. Of the more than 700,000 active physicians in the United States, only 0.5% identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. This episode explores the barriers Indigenous people face to becoming physicians and includes the stories of two medical students working to join the ranks of Indigenous health care workers in the U.S.

Produced by Hannah Norman

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