U.S. National Institutes of Health

Flavia Elaine Mercado, MD — education (teaching), pediatric medicine

Courtesy Floria Ellen Mercado, MD

As a bilingual physician and educator, Dr. Flavia Mercado (b. 1962) teaches the value of cultural competency. More than sharing a language, cultural competency requires that physicians are aware of cultural differences and treat all patients respectfully, an ideal Mercado instills in every medical student she teaches.

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