This article gives a brief overview of two legal cases where students were denied admission to the University of Michigan.

The journal editor introduces a theme issue on the challenges and opportunities faced by physicians caring for an increasingly diverse patient population.

When serving an ethnically diverse population, it is imperative that physicians have an understanding of a patients' cultural background and attitudes towards health, nutrition and personal care.

To many patients, racial concordance is an important aspect of the patient-physician relationship.

Physicians must be mindful of how cultural attitudes regarding death and end-of-life care that will impact patients' decisions regarding a loved one.

The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.

The author discusses why the U.S. needs ethnically diverse medical professionals in order to stay competitive in the global economy.

The possibilities of pre-conception selection of gender and character traits of children pose many moral and ethical questions.

An elective cesarean section before a fetus is full-term involves various risk factors and should not be done for convenience or emotional reasons.

While there are benefits to genetic screening during pregnancy, parents must not let their desire for a genetically perfect child allow them to terminate a pregnancy because of non-medical factors.