Health Care Access and Health Disparity

Interview with Greg Grant P. A. and Dr. Michelle Shute, MD

Mr. Greg Grant, P. A. and Dr. Michelle Shute, MD work together in a private practice. Dr. Michelle Shute, MD, a native of San Francisco, attended John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond and received her undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley and attended the School of Medicine at the University of Illinois. She performed her residency training at Highland Hospital in the East Bay. Greg Grant, Physicians Assistant, grew up in Berkeley and went to Berkeley High, attended Cal State Hayward and finished his degree at UC Berkeley. After working as a Surgical Assistant for fourteen years he attended Drew for his degree as a Physicians Assistant.

Dr. Shute states that health care access is an urgent need. She suggests that regardless of someone's insurance situation, they should inform themselves about how they can get care. Mr. Grant speaks about the need to expand the understanding of health care from fixing a problem to thinking of it as a preventive measure. MORE