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Changing the face of academic medicine: an equity action plan for institutions.

Felicity T EndersElizabeth H GolembiewskiMinerva A OrellanaKaren N D'SouzaMohamed A AddaniEleshia J MorrisonJoanne T BensonCarmen J SilvanoLaura M Pacheco-SpannJoyce E Balls-Berry
Published in: Journal of clinical and translational science (2022)
In recent years, there have been concerted efforts to better recruit, support, and retain diverse faculty, staff, and trainees in academic medicine. However, many institutions lack comprehensive and strategic plans to provide support to retain and recruit individuals from historically underrepresented groups. In this article, we itemize specific mechanisms through which institutions can support diverse individuals with the goal of improving inclusion and belonging in the workforce to better reflect the diversity of the intended patient and research participant population.
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