Abstract
By 2060, more than 50% of Americans will identify as a race other than white[1]. Yet less than 12% of physicians in 2018 were underrepresented in medicine (UIM) [2]. These numbers are even more striking within healthcare leadership, with 98% of healthcare organization leaders being White [3]. Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in other sectors of medicine making up roughly 19.2% and 8% of registered nurses and PhD investigators, respectively [4,5]. These statistics emphasize the need to urgently and systematically address homogeneity in the medical workforce, which has been documented to negatively impact health outcomes, particularly amongst those from underserved backgrounds as well as racial and ethnic minorities [6–8].
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