Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Diversity Trends in Health Professions Programs From Applicants to Graduates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diversity is an essential element of an effective health care system. A key to developing a diverse workforce is establishing a diverse student population in health professions programs.

Objective

To examine the diversity of students in Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs with emphasis on the trends of underrepresented minoritized groups (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) and sex relative to the overall age-adjusted US population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used deidentified, self-reported data from 20

SUBMITTER: Majerczyk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755626 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature