The Latino Resident Physician Shortage: A Challenge and Opportunity for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Conclusions The findings show a severe shortage of Latino resident physicians. While a similar shortage also exists in primary care specialties, the majority of Latinos in states with large Latino populations are consistently choosing to train in primary care. Investment and greater improvement in the representation of certain population groups in medicine and for combating the inequities existing in the current educational system is needed. The authors offer recommendations to increase the number of Latinos in residency programs and for increasing the number of Spanish-speaking physicians and Latino international medical graduates in residency programs.
Source: Academic Medicine - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research