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RNC: Young Internist Rallies Docs Against Trump

— Bryan Hambley, MD, says physicians have a unique role to play in opposing Trump

Last Updated July 22, 2016
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CLEVELAND -- When GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump takes the stage on the final night of the Republican National Convention, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals will be joining the ranks of protesters outside the arena.

No matter what Trump says or does, he still manages to maintain 38% support in voter opinion surveys, , co-founder of Stand Together Against Trump (STAT) told 51˶. Hambley completed his internal medicine residency at University Hospitals and is now a fellow in critical care medicine.

In this interview he tells Shannon Firth, 51˶'s Washington Correspondent, that he was spurred to action by Trump's call to ban Muslim refugees, noting that he works daily side-by-side with Muslim doctors.

Protesters will convene Thursday .

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