Abstract

The diversity of the U.S. population is expected to increase significantly within the next few decades. It is projected that by 2050, compared with the year 2000, the white, non-Hispanic population will decrease from 71.8 to 52.8%, that the Hispanic population will increase from 11.4 to 24.5%, and that the Asian/Pacific islander population will increase from 3.9 to 8.2%. These changes mean that clinicians will be more likely to be called to provide medical care to ethnically diverse populations.