In this chapter, we'll explore the value of diversity and inclusion in academic medicine. Data
is presented demonstrating a current “sense of urgency” that underscores the challenges of …

After defining diversity and intersectionality as important concepts that shape healthcare
delivery, this chapter highlights the ways that diversity not only adds value but drives …

Introduction The expansion of medical schools and increased faculty attrition call for
heightened efforts to encourage medical students and residents to consider academic …

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 …

• 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 …

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 …

In light of national calls for increased diversity in medicine, it is critical for academic medicine
to remain actively engaged in the conversation about the value of diversity in higher …

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

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 …