Understanding the Lack of Under-represented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Ophthalmology

Emily K. Tam; Michael Harrell; Nicole H. Siegel

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1736495

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 2021; 13(02): e192-e194
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736495

Editorial

Understanding the Lack of Under-represented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Ophthalmology

Emily K. Tam

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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Michael Harrell

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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Nicole H. Siegel

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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