Despite the growing number of minority populations within the U.S., there continues to be severe under representation of minority physicians in all areas of medicine, and academic medicine in particular. Although minority groups comprise 30% of the total U.S. population, ethnically and culturally they are represented by less than 10% of all U.S. physicians and 3.8% of all U.S. medical school faculty. The need for culturally competent care is even greater in a diverse city like Boston; our city's population is currenly made up of 24% Black/African Americans and 14% Latino/Hispanic . The delivery of top quality health care necessitates an understanding of the community, environment and cultural practices from which the patients come. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School recognizes the pressing need to increase the number of our minority housestaff and health care leaders. BWH is actively recruiting, training and supporting the career advancement of minority physicians to meet the varying needs of its diverse patient population, investigating and correcting health outcome disparities and the training future leaders in medicine The Department is committed to increasing diversity, and has taken a leadership role in advancing the careers of its minority trainees. Departmental initiatives include a mentoring program an active Minority Housestaff Association, and orientation of the surrounding area. Please feel free to contact our office directly with any questions or concerns. Nora Y. Osman, M.D.
Assistant Program Director, DOM, Office of Minority Affairs
Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD
Chairman | 
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