Antiracism in Residency : A Multimethod Intervention to Increase Racial Diversity in a Community-Based Residency Program

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In order to address racial health inequity, it is imperative to create diverse physician workforce and leadership. We describe and report on the outcomes of a comprehensive diversity initiative at our residency with the goal of increasing the racial diversity of residents and faculty.

METHODS: At a community-based family medicine residency program, we instituted a multifaceted diversity initiative. The four components were mission statement revision, a diversity task force, an antiracism curriculum, and an ongoing system to evaluate progress.

RESULTS: From 2014 to 2017, the proportion of persons of color among the residents increased from 28% (10/36) to 68% (27/40). Faculty diversity increased from 9% to 27% over the same period.

CONCLUSIONS: This multimethod diversity initiative dramatically increased the proportion of underrepresented and other minorities in the residency program. The intervention succeeded due to the commitment of leadership and resources to addressing racism and making diversity a top priority on an institutional level.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Family medicine - 51(2019), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 37-40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guh, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Collette R [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Frederick M [VerfasserIn]
Gianutsos, L Paul [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.05.2019

Date Revised 28.05.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.22454/FamMed.2019.987621

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292619952