America is growing more diverse. People who identify as black, Hispanic, or Native American make up nearly one-third of the population. That figure will grow to over 40 percent within the next 40 years.
The nation's doctor corps is bucking this trend. Only about 13 percent of primary care doctors are black, Hispanic, or Native American. That share is unlikely to budge, as the current pool of medical students is disproportionately white and well-off.