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That's raising concerns about the impact on public health. >> reporter jaclyn howard joins us now. what's being done? >> that's the thing. more needs to be done to make sure our physician workforce in the u.s. reflects the diversity among patients. we've seen efforts to get s.t.e.m. programs in grade schools at the mel school level we've seen more mentorship programs, for students of color. when you look at the physician workforce right now, active doctors, we're still seeing 5.7% are black or african american, and that's compared with, as victor said, 12% of the u.s. population. when you look...