This narrative review examines the impact of racism in academic pediatrics. We begin with
our challenges in diversifying the pediatric physician workforce and the downstream impact …

TAGGEDPSUPPORTED BY AN undeniable evidence base and highly publicized atrocities
documenting the alarming and pervasive impacts of racism on communities of color, policy …

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 …

As many residency programs expand teaching to address the knowledge, skills, and
attitudes that residents need to dismantle structural racism and other systemic inequities …

Racism is defined as a “system of structuring opportunity and assigning value based on the
social interpretation of how one looks (which is what we call “race”), that unfairly …

Objective Explore how pediatric residents perceive the impact of a curriculum addressing
racism on their knowledge, motivation, skills and behaviors, and investigate the contextual …

When George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery were killed in 2020, a large swath
of America seemed to have a racial awakening all at once. 1, 2 Trapped at home under …

Importance Minoritized racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in medicine (UIM)
compared with the general population. Although many residency programs want to train a …

Background Racism is a longstanding driver of health inequities. Although medical
education is a potential solution to address racism in health care, best practices remain …

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 …