We would like to thank the numerous physicians, medical and public health school faculty,
medical students, diversity advocates, community benefits and health law experts and …

In recent years, we have seen increased attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion in
academic medicine in the US In fact, higher education institutions have increasingly …

Thank you for this invitation to testify regarding the importance of workforce diversity in
healthcare. My name is Anne Beal. I am a physician and a Senior Program Officer for the …

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 …

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 …

The terms health disparities and health inequities are often used interchangeably but
actually refer to different measures. Disparities are differences in health outcomes among …

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 …

In recent years, there has been substantial national discourse surrounding diversity in
healthcare and its impact on both trainees and patients. Diversity at the faculty level can …

Diversity Dynamics — Challenges to a Representative US Medical Workforce | New England
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In fiscal year 2001–2002, Americans spent more than $1.4 trillion on the cost of health care
(CMS, 2003). Despite this staggering investment, an estimated 41.2 million individuals were …