Importance Black, Hispanic, and Native American physicians remain underrepresented in
medicine despite national efforts to increase diversity in the health care workforce. …

Cultural competence programs have proliferated in US medical schools in response to increasing
national diversity, as well as mandates from accrediting bodies. Although such training …

Patients and physicians often disagree in their assessment of pain intensity. This study
explores the impact of patient factors on underestimation of pain intensity in chronic noncancer …

Background: Chronic pain is a frequent cause of suffering and disability that negatively affects
patients' quality of life. There is growing evidence that disparities in the treatment of pain …

In recent years, academic health centers have made a considerable effort to encourage
medical students and physicians-in-training to consider academic medicine as a career choice. …

Objectives. To describe the characteristics and attitudes toward complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) use among primary care patients with chronic pain disorders and to …

Background More than 100 million US adults experience chronic nonmalignant pain. Many
physicians are uncomfortable managing such patients. We sought to determine the timing …

The objective was to determine whether treatments with demonstrated efficacy for binge eating
disorder (BED) in specialist treatment centers can be delivered effectively in primary care …

The US physician workforce does not reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of the country’s
population, despite efforts to promote diversity. Becoming a physician requires significant time …

Background Patient-centeredness is a characteristic of high-quality medical care and
requires engaging community members in health systems’ decision-making. One key patient …