Physicians in politics: On patient reaction and doctor leadership

Author(s):

Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

Jasmeet Bains, MD, combines her medical expertise with political leadership as a California State Assembly member.
She believes physicians possess unique skills that make them effective leaders in public service roles.
The Grow Our Own Bill aims to establish a new medical school in California to address physician shortages.
This legislative effort seeks to improve patient health and healthcare access in underserved regions of the state.

Physicians in elected office share their thoughts about campaigning, elections and public service.

Jasmeet Bains, MD, of Delano, California, is an elected member of the California State Assembly. She specializes in family and addiction medicine. Here she shares her throughts about patient reaction to her run for office, and why physicians make good leaders in public service.

Bains also supported the new Grow Our Own Bill, signed into law to create a new medical school in California. The plan is to improve health of patients and fill a shortage of physicians in a region that needs it in that state.