Diversity and inclusion among U.S. emergency medicine residency programs and practicing physicians: Towards equity in workforce

Emergency Medicine is a unique field in which patient populations often comprise a wide-variety of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds. US Census Bureau projections predict that minority groups will comprise more than half of the population by the year 2044 [1]. Such projections indicate the need for a proportionate increase in diversity in the field of medicine. Increased diversity within medicine brings benefits to underserved and multicultural patient populations through reduction of health disparities and improved outcomes [2-8].

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 21, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tori Ehrhardt, Aaron Shepherd, Kyle Kinslow, Mark McKenney, Adel Elkbuli Source Type: research