Strategies and Best Practices to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among US Graduate Medical Education Programs

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dc.contributor.authorBoatright, Dowinen
dc.contributor.authorLondon, Mayaen
dc.contributor.authorSoriano, Arra Janeen
dc.contributor.authorWestervelt, Marjorieen
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Stephanyen
dc.contributor.authorGonzalo, Jed D.en
dc.contributor.authorMcDade, Williamen
dc.contributor.authorFancher, Tonya L.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-27T14:11:24Zen
dc.date.available2023-04-27T14:11:24Zen
dc.date.issued2023-02-08en
dc.description.abstractIMPORTANCE: Closing the diversity gap is critical to ensure equity in medical education and health care quality. Nevertheless, evidence-based strategies and best practices to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the biomedical workforce remain poorly understood and underused. To improve the culture of DEI in graduate medical education (GME), in 2020 the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) launched the Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award to recognize exceptional DEI efforts in US residency programs. OBJECTIVE: To identify strategies and best practices that exemplary US GME programs use to improve DEI. DESIGN AND SETTING: This qualitative study performed an exploratory content analysis of award applications submitted to the ACGME over 2 cycles in 2020 and 2021, using the constant comparativemethod. The research team first acknowledged their own biases related to DEI, used caution to not overinterpret the data, and performed several cross-checks during data analysis to ensure confirmability of the results. A preliminary codebook was developed and used during regular adjudication sessions. Disagreements were discussed until agreements were reached. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Foundational (ie, commonly cited, high-impact, and smalleffort strategies considered achievable by all programs) and aspirational (ie, potential for high impact but requiring greater effort and investment) DEI strategies used by exemplary GME programs. RESULTS: This qualitative study included 29 award applications submitted between August 17, 2020, and January 11, 2022. Strategies spanned the education continuum from premedical students through faculty. Foundational strategies included working with schools, community colleges, and 4-year college campuses; providing structured support for visiting students; mission-driven holistic review for admissions and selection; interviewer trainings on implicit bias mitigation and on how racism and discrimination impact admission processes and advancement; interview-day DEI strategies; inclusive selection and DEI committees; mission statements that include DEI; and retention efforts to improve faculty diversity. Aspirational strategies included development of longitudinal bidirectional collaborations (eg, articulation agreements, annual workshops, funded rotations and/or research) with organizationsworking with applicants whowere historically excluded and underrepresented in medicine, blindingmetrics in residency applications, longitudinal curricula on DEI and health equity, and faculty mentoring such as affinity groups, mentored research, and joint academic-community recruitments. Findings provide residency program leadership with a menu of options at various inflection points to foster DEI within their programs. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The findings of this qualitative study suggest that GME programs might adopt strategies of exemplary programs to improve DEI in residency, ensure compliance with accreditation standards, and improve health outcomes for all.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the HRSA of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3 791 026, with 0% financed with nongovernmental sources.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55110en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114815en
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Medical Associationen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleStrategies and Best Practices to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among US Graduate Medical Education Programsen
dc.title.serialJAMA Network Openen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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