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Antiracism in Academic Medicine: Fixing the Leak in the Pipeline of Black Physicians

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Black physicians remain severely underrepresented in academic medicine despite the documented benefits of a diverse medical faculty. Only 3.6% of academic medical faculty self-report as Black or African American. Efforts to improve faculty diversity at academic medical institutions nationwide have not made meaningful impacts. Sustained improvements in faculty diversity cannot be achieved without an actively antiracist approach, including the intentional transformation of policies, practices, and systems that persistently produce worse outcomes for Black medical students, trainees, and faculty.

Source: ATS Scholar

DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2020-0133ps

Authors: Elorm F. Avakame, Tessie W. October, Gabrina L. Dixon

Institutions: Children's National, George Washington University

Language: English

Topic: Diversity and Career in Medicine

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $500