Academic pediatrics has notkept pace with the changing demographics in the United States
population and the children and families we serve. By 2020, the majority of children and …

As children in America represent an increasingly racially and ethnically diverse population,
1 the field of pediatrics faces the challenge of optimizing their care. One response to …

This committee, chaired by Dr Bridgette Jones, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, developed
a mission to “improve the recruitment and success of diverse Children's Mercy faculty and …

Over the last several years, academic pediatrics has made a concerted effort to address
diversity and inclusion, certainly accelerated by the heightened national discourse and …

JAMA Pediatrics is offering a 2-year editorial fellowship position for a qualified individual
who will be supported with a small stipend. The fellow will receive hands-on training in the …

Despite large-scale initiatives to promote workforce diversity in academic medicine, results
have been disheartening, with marginal improvements in some areas and clear regression …

Problem The racial and ethnic makeup of physicians in the United States does not reflect
that of the communities they serve. Addressing this disparity may improve patient outcomes …

Medicine in the United States has been hampered by a lack of diversity for centuries. Over
the past few decades, greater attention and efforts have been focused on tackling this …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The diversifying US population of children necessitates
assessing the diversity of the pediatric academic workforce and its level of cultural …

Serious manpower and leaderships issues that limit academic growth are present in many
departments of pediatrics. In pediatric endocrinology, for example, 70 positions are posted …