Improving diversity in the healthcare workforce holds promise in improving the health
outcomes of our diverse patient population. Attracting, recruiting, and retaining physicians …

A growing body of research illustrates the importance of aligning efforts across the
operational continuum to achieve diversity goals. This alignment begins with the institutional …

Abstract The Medical University of South Carolina launched a systematic plan to infuse
diversity among its students, resident physicians, and faculty in 2002. The dean and …

Problem People who identify as African Americans, Latinos, or from indigenous
backgrounds, are dramatically underrepresented in the US physician workforce. It is critical …

The terms health disparities and health inequities are often used interchangeably but
actually refer to different measures. Disparities are differences in health outcomes among …

Importance Racially and ethnically minoritized individuals remain underrepresented in
graduate medical education relative to their proportion in the population. While many …

Introduction Several national level calls have encouraged reconsideration of diversity issues
in medical education. Particular interest has been placed on admissions, as decisions made …

We would like to thank the numerous physicians, medical and public health school faculty,
medical students, diversity advocates, community benefits and health law experts and …

Background The medical community has been paying increasing attention to diversity.
Nascent research suggests that the physician workforce may be experiencing value shifts in …

The relative lack of diversity in medicine is a rate limiting factor in efforts to eliminate health
care disparities. Many medical schools struggle to matriculate student bodies that reflect the …