Diversity in the Emerging Critical Care Workforce: Analysis of Demographic Trends in Critical Care Fellows From 2004 to 2014

Objectives: Diversity in the physician workforce is essential to providing culturally effective care. In critical care, despite the high stakes and frequency with which cultural concerns arise, it is unknown whether physician diversity reflects that of critically ill patients. We sought to characterize demographic trends in critical care fellows, who represent the emerging intensivist workforce. Design: We used published data to create logistic regression models comparing annual trends in the representation of women and racial/ethnic groups across critical care fellowship types. Setting: United States Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education-approved residency and fellowship training programs. Subjects: Residents and fellows employed by Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education-accredited training programs from 2004 to 2014. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: From 2004 to 2014, the number of critical care fellows increased annually, up 54.1% from 1,606 in 2004–2005 to 2,475 in 2013–2014. The proportion of female critical care fellows increased from 29.5% (2004–2005) to 38.3% (2013–2014) (p
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research