Perspectives of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Diversity Standards.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To increase diversity and inclusion in graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) issued a revision to their Common Program Requirements during the 2019-2020 academic year mandating that all residency programs must have policies and practices to achieve appropriate diversity among trainees and faculty.

Objective

To explore the perspectives of internal medicine program directors (PDs) and associate program directors (APDs) on the ACGME diversity standard.

Design

Qualitative study of internal medicine residency program leadership from academic and community programs across the USA.

Participants

Current PDs (n = 12) and APDs (n = 8) of accredited US internal medicine residency programs.

Approach

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SUBMITTER: Martinez-Strengel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390633 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature