Abstract
Debt-Free Medical Education-A Tool for Health Care Workforce Diversity.
Highlights
Marked disparities in health care access and outcomes by race, gender, geography, and wealth remain, in part driven by social determinants of health
Less than 15% of students currently enrolled in medical school (380 of 94243 students">13 380 of 94 243 students) belong to groups underrepresented in medicine
One of the less understood issues in medical school diversification is the role of the rising costs associated with medical education
Summary
Marked disparities in health care access and outcomes by race, gender, geography, and wealth remain, in part driven by social determinants of health. As an important strategy to address disparities in health care, the National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and American Medical Association have recommended diversifying the medical profession.[2] This is in part because physicians from underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities tend to practice medicine in those communities, where there is a substantial need to expand access to care.[3] Diversity in the medical workforce promotes trust between physicians and patients.[4] Despite near-universal participation by US medical schools in the AAMC “Project 3000 by 2000,” which aimed to enroll 3000 students from underrepresented groups annually by the year 2000, diversity in academic medicine remains a significant challenge. Debt associated with medical education varies by race and ethnicity.
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