“Black and Hispanic people are historically underrepresented in the medical field — WHICH CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO PATIENTS OF COLOR.”
That makes no sense whatsoever. Ridiculous.
It’s ridiculous - the race baiters have continued to push the fake concept that in any profession or customer service line, or for that matter, education, that “I need somebody who looks like me.” No, you don’t - you need somebody who can do the job they are trained to do, hopefully the most qualified!
The assumption is that either the doctors and other medical practitioners of whatever type won’t take as good care of people who are of a different race of background than they are, OR that black or hispanic patients won’t seek the care they need from a doctor of a different race or background.
In reality it’s nonsense. I don’t think most doctors, nurses, and so forth really give a flip what color their patient’s skin is.
If a physician is not a good doctor, then he or she isn’t good for any patients, same minority/ethnicity/race or not. Admitting someone to medical school who will be less than competent is going to be detrimental to patients of ANY color!