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A Blueprint for Increasing Ethnic and Racial Diversity in U.S. Residency Training Programs.
Butler, Paris D; Fowler, Jessica C; Meer, Elana; Rosen, Ilene M; Reyes, Iris M; Berns, Jeffrey S.
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  • Butler PD; P.D. Butler is associate professor, Department of Surgery, and vice chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
  • Fowler JC; J.C. Fowler is assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and associate designated institutional official, Diversity and Inclusion, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Meer E; E. Meer is a resident physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.
  • Rosen IM; I.M. Rosen is associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and assistant dean, Graduate Medical Education, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Reyes IM; I.M. Reyes is professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Berns JS; J.S. Berns is professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and vice president and associate dean, Graduate Medical Education, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Acad Med ; 97(11): 1632-1636, 2022 11 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35857407
PROBLEM: People who identify as African Americans, Latinos, or from indigenous backgrounds, are dramatically underrepresented in the U.S. physician workforce. It is critical for academic health centers to recognize racial and ethnic diversity at the residency level and implement changes to enhance diversity among trainees. APPROACH: The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) developed a multipronged approach to enhance diversity and inclusion (D&I) among residency trainees. The approach included the development of an underrepresented in medicine (UIM) professional network; UIM-focused visiting clerkship programs; holistic review implementation by selection committees; and targeted outreach to UIM candidates, overseen by an associate designated institutional official for UIM Affairs. The authors reported demographic data on residency applicants invited for interviews and matching for all programs at UPHS from 2014-2015 (baseline) to 2020-2021. They also reported data on maximum ranking number programs reached to fill their positions and the average United States Medical License Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores of matched candidates. Finally, they discussed the implications for leaders who wish to enhance D&I at academic health centers. OUTCOMES: During the baseline year (2014-2015), UIMs represented 12.1% of interviewees and 8.7% of all matched candidates into UPHS residency programs. Over the successive 6 years after incremental implementation of the approach, UIM representation steadily increased. In 2020-2021, UIMs represented 23.2% of interviewees and 26.4% of matched candidates. Programs' maximum rank number to fill and USMLE Step 1 scores of matched candidates remained relatively unchanged. NEXT STEPS: The UPHS Office of GME incorporated a purposeful approach to enhance the D&I of its residents. Across 6 years of implementation, UIM representation among resident matches tripled while quantitative program and candidate metrics remained unchanged. Similar efforts should be given further consideration for implementation and evaluation nationwide.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Internado y Residencia Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Acad Med Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Internado y Residencia Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Acad Med Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos