U.S. News January 18, 2022
Understanding nonmedical factors that affect patients can improve the care you provide as a future doctor.
Premed students should be aware that social determinants of health can influence health outcomes for nearly every patient that they will encounter in medical school and beyond.
One of the greatest aspects of being a doctor that virtually all premedical students look forward to is the opportunity to work closely with patients, using one’s knowledge of medical science to treat or manage disease.
Yet beyond the confines of the hospital or clinic, where most of this work occurs, a multitude of outside factors directly affect the chances of someone getting ill, the likelihood that he or she will receive treatment and the odds that...
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