Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection
- Written by Yasamine Salkar, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Administration, Georgia State University
Patients seek clinical interactions where they feel heard. Evgeniia Siiankovskaia/Moment via Getty ImagesAt a recent dental appointment, I was unexpectedly seen by a new provider in my longtime dentist’s practice. Early in the visit, he realized we were both Iranian American. Like me, he had been born and raised in the United States. We were...




