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  • Medical Education
  • Radiology Training
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine

Background:

  • Diagnostic radiology programs exhibit lower diversity compared to medical school graduates and patient populations.
  • Increasing physicians who are underrepresented minorities in medicine (URMM) is crucial for strengthening the profession and serving diverse populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate a strategic plan aimed at increasing URMM representation within a diagnostic radiology residency program.
  • To enhance the diversity of both the applicant pool and the resident cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a multi-faceted recruitment strategy including website enhancements, targeted advertising, outreach to minority institutions, and student mentoring.
  • Implemented holistic application review, a diverse recruitment committee, and specialized visit programs for URMM candidates.
  • Monitored changes in the percentage of URMM applicants and residents over several recruitment cycles.

Main Results:

  • The proportion of URMM applicants to the radiology residency program rose from 7.5% to 12.6% between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018.
  • URMM representation among residents increased significantly from 0% in 2013-2014 to 20% in 2018-2019.
  • Statistical analysis confirmed the significance of these increases (P = .001 for applicants, P = .01 for residents).

Conclusions:

  • Intentional and strategic diversity programs are effective in diversifying residency applicant pools.
  • These initiatives can successfully increase the representation of URMMs in diagnostic radiology residency programs.
  • The findings support the broader adoption of such programs to foster greater diversity in medical specialties.