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‘I want a doctor who looks like me’: The dilemma of race-based requests

Kenneth G. Poole, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 268-270; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19110
Kenneth G. Poole Jr
Medical Director of Patient Experience, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Patient Experience Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Grievance Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Patient Health Information Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic; Member, Admissions Operating Committee, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
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vol. 87 no. 5 268-270
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19110
PubMed 
32357980

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online May 1, 2020.

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  1. Kenneth G. Poole Jr, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP⇑
  1. Medical Director of Patient Experience, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Patient Experience Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Grievance Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Arizona; Chair, Patient Health Information Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic; Member, Admissions Operating Committee, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
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    Kenneth G. Poole Jr, MD, MBA, Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259; poole.kenneth{at}mayo.edu
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