"The days when white men filled physician positions and nurses were expected to be only women are . . . behind us. A . . . more diverse team of employees populates modern medical facilities. This . . . volume highlights the rocky road traversed by so many to get where we are, as well as the gaps that continue to exist, supported by . . . statistics. Figures featured throughout emphasize the hard work and perseverance of some of medicine's most . . . determined figures, such as . . . ophthalmologist Patricia Bath and physician Kumar Bahuleyan"--Provided by publisher.
