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February 9, 2009 | Journal Article
Primary-care clinics serving 30 percent or more minority patients were more chaotic than clinics with fewer minority patients, employed more women physicians, and had less access to medical supplies and referral specialists. These factors contribute to physician burnout, and are sources of disparities in health-care delivery to minority patients.
January 28, 2009 | Journal Article
This article addresses the absence of formal assessment of physician fluency in foreign languages, particularly Spanish. Since physicians often speak with patients using second-language skills rather than via a professional interpreter, health care facilities need stronger standards regarding physician foreign language skills.
July 15, 2010 | News Release
The 2011 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars will help lead the improvement and transformation of U.S. health care.
May 14, 2009 | Journal Article
Physicians have long expressed dissatisfaction with the time they and their staff spend interacting with health plans. Participants in this national study spent an average of $68,274 per physician per year interacting with health plans.
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article explores how physicians of African descent view race in health care workplaces, and the extent race-related conversations take place in these contexts.
January 2, 2007 | Journal Article
How physicians of African descent experience race in the workplace.
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
RWJF launched Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved Americans in 1992.
March 24, 2010 | Story
What policy changes might be required if physicians are to take a more active role in improving quality and reining in costs?
January 10, 2010 | Story
High honor goes to alums of Harold Amos, Investigator Awards Programs and others connected to the foundation.
August 1, 2006 | Chart
This report is the 14th data book in the Facts and Figures series published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The series alternates between reports on diversity in medical education and in the physician workforce. The report co ...