What country are you messaging from firstly? Seriously. The only people that I've seen who have had issues with the colour of a doctors skin have been the racist/ignorant type/mentally challenged.
Tbh, I'd feel more comfortable around a doctor that looked like me or had similar features relatable to me e.g. Ethnic backgorund/Fairly young/Female etc In general, I think people feel more at ease when they are around people that look like them
Which make ethnic employees look like tokens (rather racist, isn't it?) and reduces my trust in them, unfortunately.
There's a difference between having a token receptionist in an awful media firm, and having a token qualified doctor, in that it doesn't matter if they're token - they're still fully qualified to treat you. It's actually not possible to have a token person in such a highly trained field - people there deserve it.
The colour makes absolutely no difference in my mind. However, I met a few foreign doctors in British hospitals and found I struggled to understand what they say - their English wasn't brilliant or they had a thick accent, and this might worry me slightly if this was the case! While Im sure theyvwere very clever and good at their job, for being a doctor, communication is really important!
I've had Muslim drs since I were small and they are so detached and rough like tyhey're about to perform surgery or something. They just come in like "oo oo-kee. Get on de taburl an' I vill opan you up an' see vuts inside joo." It's like er ok nice to meet you too Dr. Kamal...I'm 4 can you be nicer, cheers?
Meanwhile a Dr. Mitchell lets me call her Dr. Kate and gives me candy for being a good lad lool