Filling the gap: Worcester group aims to help immigrants with health care - Worcester Mag

https://www.diasporaengager.com/miniRegister You have made an appointment with your doctor. You show up. A nurse or assistant calls you in, performs a preliminary assessment, and then your doctor walk. You have made an appointment with your doctor. You show up. A nurse or assistant calls you in, performs a preliminary assessment, and then your doctor walks in. You tell her why you’re there, maybe even share a little friendly banter if she is your primary care physician, someone you’ve known for a while. She examines you, hopefully finds nothing serious, maybe calls in a prescription to your local pharmacy and wishes you well. Appointment over. It seems so simple, something many of us do without a thought. If we have questions, we ask our doctor. If we don’t agree with a diagnosis, we ask for a second opinion. Easy, right? Not you are an immigrant, someone from a continent like Africa, where, not only is medicine not as advanced as in the U.S., but doctors are held as unquestioned a
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