is not enough.
Latino physicians represent 6.5% of the physician workforce while serving 20% of the U.S. population.
68 million Latinos. 66,000 Latino doctors. The math does not work.
We are building the next generation of physicians who look like the communities they serve.
The Crisis
113,758
Latino Physician Deficit
Under population-proportional representation, the U.S. needs 113,758 more Latino physicians
Mora et al., JAMA Network Open, 2022
92 yrs
To Reach Parity
Even doubling Latino medical student matriculation, workforce parity would take 92 years
Mora et al., JAMA Network Open, 2022
500+
Years Post-SCOTUS
After the 2023 SFFA ruling, post-affirmative-action decline rates project parity beyond 500 years
Authors’ projection based on AAMC 2024–2025 matriculation trends
5.5 → 4.1
Per-Capita Pipeline Decline
In 1980, the U.S. produced 5.5 new Latino medical students per 100,000 Latinos. Today: 4.1. The pipeline is going backwards.
AAMC 1980–2016 Trends + AAMC December 2025
552
Black Men in Medicine
Black men who matriculated in 1978: 542. In 2025: 552. Ten more in 47 years.
AAMC, December 2025
774
New Seats, Zero Gains
774 new medical school seats were added in four years. Latino students captured none of the growth. Their share fell from 24.9% to 20.3%.
AAMC Dec 2025 + Florescu et al., JAMA Network Open, 2025
After the 2023 Supreme Court Ruling
-10.8%
Decrease in Hispanic matriculants
AAMC, January 2025
-11.6%
Decrease in Black matriculants
AAMC, January 2025
Hispanic patients with concordant physicians have 20% lower healthcare expenditures (Jetty et al., 2022). Physician diversity could reduce the Black-white cardiovascular mortality gap by 19% (Alsan et al., AER, 2019). Racial health disparities cost the U.S. $451 billion annually (LaVeist et al., JAMA, 2023).
The SFFA Effect
49.3% → 42.0%
Latino Acceptance Rate Reversal
In 2023-24, Latino applicants were accepted at 49.3% — higher than White applicants (46.9%). One Supreme Court ruling later, the gap is 7.3 percentage points in the wrong direction.
AAMC FACTS Tables A-14.1, A-14.2. Dec 9, 2025
6,921
Record Latino Applicants
Latino students applied to medical school in 2025-26 at the highest number in history. More students are raising their hand than ever before. A smaller percentage are getting through.
AAMC FACTS Tables A-14.1, A-14.2. Dec 9, 2025
Never
Projected Parity Timeline
At the current post-SFFA trajectory, parity between Latino physician supply and population is never reached. It requires something new.
AAMC FACTS Tables A-14.1, A-14.2. Dec 9, 2025
The Feedback Gap
Up to 81%
of medical students are never directly observed by faculty during clinical encounters
Kogan et al., Perspectives on Medical Education, 2017
During clinical encounters, the majority of students never receive direct observation and feedback from attending physicians. This creates a massive gap in clinical skill development.
Private interview coaching is priced per session, and paid out of pocket
Latino students at community-based medical schools and international medical graduates often lack access to the informal networks that provide coaching at more resourced institutions. Cost is a barrier.
Evidence-Based Approach
Tutoring interventions produce an effect size of 0.29 standard deviations (Nickow et al., American Educational Research Journal, 2024). The published peer-reviewed effect is consistent across tutoring types and grade levels.
MedListo integrates deliberate practice theory, the R2C2 feedback model, RIME progression, and established MMI assessment standards. Available on demand, with structured written feedback after every encounter. Free.
Four Critical Transition Points
MedListo supports learners across the moments that make or break a medical career
01
Medical School Admissions
MMI frameworks and AAMC Core Competencies. Culturally intelligent interview preparation.
02
Residency Interviews
NRMP Program Director priorities for MS3/MS4 and IMG applicants. Real-time voice practice.
03
Fellowship Interviews
Advanced specialty preparation for residents pursuing fellowship positions.
04
Bedside Presentations
Clinical presentation practice grounded in ACGME EPA 6 and the RIME developmental framework.
Equalizing Access
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6
ACGME Competencies
9+
Practice Modes
Research
Arturo A. Chavez, B.S., M.Ed., MS4 · UC Riverside School of Medicine
Daniel Turner-Lloveras, M.D. · Adjunct Faculty, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Presented at the LMSA West 42nd Annual Conference, March 2026, UC Davis. Currently organizing a multi-site validation study with academic partners.
A 247-student, two-site randomised trial found that structured AI deliberate practice improved OSCE performance (Lavigne et al., NEJM AI 2025; DOI: 10.1056/AIoa2500066). That trial trialled a different tool, not this one. MedListo is built on the same mechanism and has not itself been tested in a controlled study.
The planned study extends recent work comparing AI-generated narrative feedback with faculty-written feedback in clinical training (Neurology® Education, 2026; DOI: 10.1212/NE9.0000000000200320), scoring feedback on specificity, actionability, and competency-framework alignment.
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