A U.S. Peace Corps physician relates his experiences in Africa to diversity in the medical profession and in medical school admissions.

Film, television, radio, and other media fail to accurately portray the diversity among health care professionals and the patients they treat.

Diversity. A major buzz word here at the turn of the century.

An ethical case explores whether a first-year resident could excuse herself from training that requires her to examine or treat genitorectal areas of males due to her Islamic religion and her future plans to only treat children and adult women.

An African American physician recounts the life experiences that led to her career choice and discusses the potential impact of a caregiver's race or ethnicity on patient-physician communication.

The journal editor introduces an issue focusing on diversity in medical education.

A photograph from the first AMA House of Delegates meeting in 1901 highlights the issues of physician demographics and whether the profession has adequately addressed diversity in the profession.

Little-known medical trivia.

The discussion of diversity in medical care should be expanded to include religious affiliation as a category of difference.

Prologue