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Dr. Elena Rios, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association

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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Elena Rios, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association, representing the interests of the nation’s 50,000 Latino Physicians. She discusses the devastating toll the pandemic has taken on the nation’s Hispanic population who have suffered a greater death toll and significant economic as well as mental health burdens. Dr. Rios discusses NHMA’s efforts to improve pipelines for young Latinos to enter the medical field, and for increased measures to address health inequity impacting communities of color.

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