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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose To produce a physician and scientific workforce that advances high-quality
research and culturally competent care, academic medical centers (AMCs) must assess their …

Health and health care disparities based on race and ethnicity have been well documented
in recent years, and studies agree that a key approach to addressing and eliminating these …

Background Diversity and inclusion are terms that have been used widely in a variety of
contexts, but these concepts have only been intertwined into the discussion in healthcare in …

Conclusions We in academic medicine have worked hard for over 100 years to fulfill our
stated tripartite mission of research, education, and clinical care. For academic medicine …

As the US swiftly moves toward becoming a “majority-minority” nation, the need to build
workforces that are prepared to address the healthcare needs of diverse patient populations …