Somos Community Care serves more than 1 million patients in the five boroughs' most underserved communities.
and CBS New York is taking a closer look at a local nonprofit working to increase the number of Latina physicians.Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Yomaris Pena didn't have any family members or friends in the medical field, but she had a belief.These days, she serves as the chief medical officer for Somos Community Care, a physician-led nonprofit serving more than 1 million patients in New York City's most underserved communities.
Latinas like Pena make up only 2.4% of all physicians in the U.S., according to UCLA, yet Latinos make up 18% of the total population. Hostos Community College student Elizabeth Soto aspires to become a physician assistant. She moved here from the Dominican Republic and said it has been a challenge to find Latina physicians.
"That made me feel insecure, not to trust a physician, and that actually made me withdraw from my medical appointments in the past," Soto said."There a stigma in the Hispanic community about mental health -- 'Es esta loca.' I'm saying it in Spanish that no one over there is crazy and that's the one we have to start breaking down," Pena said.
Somos founder Dr. Ramon Tallaj has partnered with New York state and 43% of Somos' physicians are female and participate in the Latina Mentoring Initiative.The research from UCLA offered possible solutions to improve representation, including increasing financial resources, expanding science programs for students from a young age, and incentives for medical schools to prioritize students interested in pursuing medical care in underserved areas.
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