Promoting Inclusion in Academic Medicine

Building institutional capacity for diversity and inclusion in academic medicine.

Today, most agree that the health care system in the United States is in need of reform and that existing health disparities have huge implications for both that system and society as a whole. As a result, academic medicine has come to play a central role in addressing health disparities in a pluralistic society. Today, diversity is no longer a projection; it is a reality. Yet, most diversity e...

Promoting the career development of women in academic medicine.

Measuring Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: The Diversity Engagement Survey.

PURPOSE To produce a physician and scientific workforce that advances high-quality research and culturally competent care, academic medical centers (AMCs) must assess their capacity for diversity and inclusion and leverage opportunities for improvement. The Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) is presented as a diagnostic and benchmarking tool. METHOD The 22-item DES consists of eight factors th...

Academic medicine in Singapore.

Academic medicine.

Professor J. D. Campbell, E. Garrett*, L. A. Headrick, M. C. Hosokawa*, M. LeFevre*, D. R. Mehr*, D. Parker-Oliver*, E. Ringdahl*, W. Steinmann, J. Stevermer, D. C. Vinson*, H. A. Williamson*, S. C. Zweig* Associate Professor J. Belden, D. Cravens*, K. Everett*, A. B. Fitzsimmons, K. Y. Kane*, J. Kapp*, S. Kinkade*, K. Kochendorfer*, R. Koopman*, E. J. Lindbloom*, C. Reust*, D. Wen*, A. Whaley-...