Medical student attitudes about quality of care and training of minority persons.

Ninety-five first year medical students agreed that there was differential medical treatment of minority vs majority persons. Implicated reasons for this phenomenon were lack of personal treatment of members of minorities, distrust of medical workers by minority members, and majority perceptions that minority persons are not good patients. Integrated treatment and training facilities, preferential academic treatment, special training for majority students, and philosophy of medical care are discussed in terms of improving medical care for all.