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Diversifying the Medical Pathway in a Post–Affirmative Action World

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses a pathway toward individual, institutional, professional, and societal actions to increase the number of underrepresented individuals in medicine within the medical workforce in a “post–affirmative action” landscape.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.17089

Authors: Utibe R. Essien, Victor Agbafe, Keith C. Norris

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, University of Michigan, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Diversity and Career in Medicine

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities