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The growth mindset for changing medical education culture

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Medical education is exclusionary by design. In the United States, the groundwork for systemic racism in medical education was codified by the Flexner report in 1910 [1]. Despite a call for increased diversity in medicine, inadequate representation of Latino/Hispanic (6%), African American (7%), and American Indian/Alaska Natives (0.2%) continues [2]. Increasing the representation of physicians historically excluded from medicine is imperative. A more diverse workforce is a necessary step for reducing healthcare disparities and meeting a predicted shortfall of 139,000 physicians by 2033 [3].

Source: EClinicalMedicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100972

Authors: Marie Angele Theard, Mollie C. Marr, Rebecca Harrison

Institution: Oregon Health & Science University

Language: English

Topic: Diversity and Career in Medicine

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500