Five years ago, in a previous Academic Medicine Commentary, the author asserted that the
move toward health reform and a more equitable health system required a transformation of …

This is a defining moment for health and health care in the United States, and medical
schools and teaching hospitals have a critical role to play. The combined forces of health …

groups tend to seek out physicians of their own race if given a choice. 2 As a black medical
student, I can attest that the sort of “diversity” that you can see—that allows you to be …

Today, most agree that the health care system in the United States is in need of reform and
that existing health disparities have huge implications for both that system and society as a …

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion That Matter Academic medical institutions' idea of addressing
institutional and systemic racism often begins and ends with naming a diversity-equity …

There is prolific evidence of a commitment to diversifying student and faculty populations in
academic medicine, but far less evidence of its effectiveness. The social justice …

• Diversity 3.0 is a diversity and inclusion framework spanning from Diversity 1.0 (diversity as
a fairness issue competing with excellence) to Diversity 3.0, which integrates diversity into …

For 30 years, the many diversity-related health sciences programs targeting the University of
Pittsburgh undergraduate campus, school of medicine, schools of the health sciences …

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 …

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are recognized as educational priorities and strategies for
excellence across medical education. However, an inadvertent consequence of this push for …