Newspaper headlines underscore the challenges that the health professions face in this
period of dramatic change in the American health care enterprise: critical shortages of …

The United States is rapidly transforming into one of the most racially and ethnically diverse
nations in the world. Groups commonly referred to as minorities-including Asian Americans …

Black professionals who hope to reach administrative positions in hospital systems know to
keep their mouths shut when it comes to issues of diversity, inclusion, and race. Speak out …

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 …

Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the health care workforce is essential for the
adequate provision of culturally competent care to our nation's burgeoning minority …

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 …

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 …

The health professional workforce of North Carolina does not reflect the rich diversity of the
state9s population, and the underrepresentation of various demographic groups in health …

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

There is compelling evidence for the need to increase diversity within the physician
workforce to ensure high-quality medical education, access to health care for the …