Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Identifying gaps in inclusivity of Indigenous individuals is key to diversifying academic medical programs, increasing American Indian and Alaska Native representation, and improving disparate morbidity and mortality outcomes in American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Objective

To examine representation of American Indian and Alaska Native individuals at different stages in the 2018-2019 academic medical training continuum and trends (2011-2020) of American Indian and Alaska Native representation in residency specialties.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional, population-based analysis was conducted using self-reported race and ethnicity data on trainees from the Association of American Medical Colleges (2018), the Accreditation Council

SUBMITTER: Forrest LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature