Decision Medicine
Several
years ago SJMS member Dr. Kwabena Adubofour found himself frustrated
by the fact that there was a significant shortage of
African-American, Hispanic, Hmong and Cambodian physicians
practicing in the central valley and he also discovered that there were
even fewer in the pipe-line with any interest in practicing in
the valley upon graduation from residency. When he began asking his
own patients children why they were not interested in pursuing a
career in medicine - the answers forced him into action. He was repeatedly
told that no one encouraged them to pursue those dreams and many
believed that the world of medicine was exclusively for white males.
Thus Decision Medicine was born with the intent to expose
hard-working high school students to the field of medicine and to
provide them life-long physician mentors who would provide
encouragement along the journey.
Decision Medicine has alumni attending medical schools throughout the country and will soon have several completing their residencies and entering the field of medicine – even though they were told it couldn’t happen!
Download our 2009 Decision Medicine Brochure
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