Community Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Physicians in US Internal Medicine Residency Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Increasing underrepresented in medicine (URIM) physicians among historically underserved communities helps reduce health disparities. The concordance of URIM physicians with their communities improves access to care, particularly for American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic or Latinx individuals.

Objectives

To explore county-level racial and ethnic representation of US internal medicine (IM) residents, examine racial and ethnic concordance between residents and their communities, and assess whether representation varies by presence of academic institutions or underserved settings.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study collected data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, Accreditation Council fo

SUBMITTER: Kim JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783195 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature