Dr David Lenihan, president of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) in Puerto Rico, highlights the crucial role the institution plays in tackling the cultural deficit in healthcare on the US mainland as the Hispanic population increases. Lenihan also touches on how Puerto Rico can help counter the shortage of physicians on the island and create world-class, culturally competent doctors. He also shares his ambition to make PHSU among the largest medical schools in the US and a leading academic healthcare centre.
Understanding cultural aspects is important in driving patient outcomes; not just the drugs you use, but how you interact with patients
