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 [African American physicians] Original Airdate: 6/28/1984 Length: 00:11:13 Item Type: newstape - original footage Go back to main record. Full Description 1:00:01 Visual: Dr. Gloria White-Hammond (pediatrician) examines a young Latina child. The young child is upset and begins to cry. The child is held by her mother. White-Hammond tries to comfort the child. White-Hammond takes notes about the child's condition. The child's mother explains that the child is afraid of thermometers. White-Hammond tells the child in English and in Spanish that she will not use a thermometer. The child quiets down. Shot of the child and her mother. White-Hammond continues to write notes. White-Hammond talks to the child's mother about treatment for the child's sensitive skin. White-Hammond recommends particular soaps and detergents to the child's mother. 1:03:41 V: The camera crew sets up a shot of the doctor examining the child. The child begins to cry. White-Hammond examines the rash on the child's leg. The child grows upset as she sits on the examining table. The child's mother removes her dress. White-Hammond comforts the child in Spanish. White-Hammond examines the child with a stethoscope. White-Hammond tries to comfort the child as she cries. 1:06:32 V: White-Hammond talks to Callie Crossley (WGBH reporter) and the camera crew. Crossley asks White-Hammond her opinion on a program designed to increase the number of African American physicians across the nation. White-Hammond says that she is not very familiar with the program; that the program sounds like a good idea. Crossley explains some of the features of the program. Crossley notes that the program eliminates the MCAT entrance exam for medical school. White-Hammond says that the program has potential; that the structure of the program and the selection process will be important. White-Hammond says that medical schools lack the kind of support system needed to retain some students; that financial, academic and other kinds of support are necesssary for students to do well in medical school. White-Hammond says that the medical field needs more minority doctors; that minority patients request to be treated by minority doctors. White-Hammond says that minority doctors bring a "sensitivity" to the treatment of minority patients; that many minority students have the intellectual capability and the determination to become successful doctors. Crossley closes the interview. |
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