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Race, ethnicity, and gender representation in clinical case vignettes: a 20-year comparison between two institutions.

Courtney R LeeKurt O GillilandGary L Beck DallaghanSue Tolleson-Rinehart
Published in: BMC medical education (2022)
Comparing case vignettes results from two medical schools suggests that reporting explicit demographic diversity was not significantly different. The findings illustrate that sex was the demographic characteristic consistently described, where males were over-represented. Based on these findings, greater cultural diversity as it intersects with social determinants of health is needed in medical student education.
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