Whenever my parents took me to the doctor’s office, they would have a lot of trouble communicating with the doctors because of their limited ability to speak English. I would translate Igbo, my parent’s tribal language, to English or simply speak to the doctor myself. When I got into high school, I felt that it was my time to advocate for more diversity in my community and other communities. I became a part of a student diversity group in high school and attended a student diversity leadership conference in Washington D.C. my senior year to extensively discuss the need for diversity in communities and how to promote this. I believe that there is a major lack of diversity in the health care sector especially in the inner city and this problem needs to be addressed and solved. It is essential for patients to feel comfortable with those that are in control of their health and to expand health care access for the
Whenever my parents took me to the doctor’s office, they would have a lot of trouble communicating with the doctors because of their limited ability to speak English. I would translate Igbo, my parent’s tribal language, to English or simply speak to the doctor myself. When I got into high school, I felt that it was my time to advocate for more diversity in my community and other communities. I became a part of a student diversity group in high school and attended a student diversity leadership conference in Washington D.C. my senior year to extensively discuss the need for diversity in communities and how to promote this. I believe that there is a major lack of diversity in the health care sector especially in the inner city and this problem needs to be addressed and solved. It is essential for patients to feel comfortable with those that are in control of their health and to expand health care access for the