The Lack of Native Doctors Has Deadly Consequences. We Can Fix It.
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Growing up in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, having Native doctors and nurses was very common. Though they were located about an hour-long drive from my home, I had access to Indian Health Service-funded clinics like those portrayed on the popular TV show “Reservation Dogs,” staffed largely by Native doctors. As I got older, I learned that my experience was the exception, not the norm.