"If a patient is cared for by a doctor who looks like them, is from their culture, and understands them and their family, that patient is more likely to trust the doctor and follow their recommendations."
Did you know?
There is a shortage of Indigenous physicians in WA state and throughout the WWAMI region.
American Indian and Alaska Native communities had only one Native physician for every 1,281 people. By contrast, there was one white physician for every 413 people that identify as white.
Source: 2018 WA State Medical Commission
