Michael Galvez: National Latino Physician Day 2024

Michael Galvez, Director of Pediatric Hand Surgery at Valley Children’s Hospital, shared on X:

“National Latino Physician Day! Join us for NLPD 2024 – Our Biggest Year Ever! 6% is not enough. Did you know that only 6% of physicians are Latino or Latina in the United States, despite the country being made up of 19% Latino?

California has an even higher Latino population reaching 39% with further increases projected to 50% by the year 2050. There are significant health care barriers, inequalities, and poorer outcomes in the Latino/Hispanic population.

Having Latinos better represented in medicine is necessary for our communities and for the future of medicine in the United States. Help us create awareness of this crisis and the need for more Latino and Latina Doctors by helping us celebrate National Latino Physician Day (NLPD) across the country on October 1st!

What are you and your institution doing for National Latino Physician Day this year? See our website for more information with our new 2024 information being uploaded soon. ”

Source: Michael Galvez/X