Doctors doing good.... and stuff...

The greater Boston Area is one of the most well known doctor teaching areas in the country. Further Massachusetts General is one of the most well known research hospitals in the world. Recently however the medical staff of Boston Medical Center, have gotten press coverage for taking on an entirely new challenge, immigration. The staff of BMC recently organized a protest when the first lady came to visit, their protest even included a bit of white coat pageantry, with the doctors scrawling pro immigration phrases like "More hospitals, less cages" on their coats. The protest is related to a program with much more impact than another protest. One of the leaders of the protest, Doctor Sarah Kimball is also the director of the  Immigrant and Refugee Health Program at BMC. A program that treats immigrants and refugees regardless of legal or insurance status. The article further highlights how the program is a part of a greater effort in New England, in fact the Massachusetts Medical Society, officially adopted a resolution focusing on giving "better access" to immigrants. With another doctor saying "I think so many people are seeing how the anti-immigrant rhetoric is affecting their patients and want to learn more about what they can do, so we have just been seeing this almost grassroots movement within the physician community," Showing that perhaps there are further alliances to be made between the healthcare community and immigrant advocacy groups. A pivotal partnership that could help alleviate many of the health issues facing immigrant groups.