National trends in distribution of underrepresented minorities within United States general surgery residency programs: A longitudinal panel study

Cultural affinity with a provider improves satisfactoriness of healthcare. We examined 2005–2019 trends in racial/ethnic diversity/inclusion within general surgery residency programs. We triangulated 2005–2019 race/ethnicity data from Association of American Medical Colleges surveys of 4th-year medi...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2023-06, Vol.225 (6), p.1000-1008
Main Authors: Carter, Brittany D., Badejo, Megan A., Ogola, Gerald O., Waddimba, Anthony C., Fleshman, James W., Harrington, Melvyn A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Colleges & universities
Diversity
Education, Medical, Graduate
Equity
Ethnicity
General surgery residency training
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Inclusion
Internship and Residency
Investigations
Longitudinal Studies
Mann-Kendall trend test
Medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Race
Representations
Response rates
Surgeons
Surgery
Time series
Trends
Underrepresented minorities in medicine
United States
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Summary:Cultural affinity with a provider improves satisfactoriness of healthcare. We examined 2005–2019 trends in racial/ethnic diversity/inclusion within general surgery residency programs. We triangulated 2005–2019 race/ethnicity data from Association of American Medical Colleges surveys of 4th-year medical students, the Electronic Residency Application Service, and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-affiliated general surgery residencies. Temporal trends in minority representation were tested for significance. Underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities in medicine (URiMs) increased among graduating MDs from 7.6% in 2005 to 11.8% in 2019 (p 
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.011