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Kendra N Brown1, Omonele O Nwokolo1
1Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.158, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Abstract:
The concept of diversity is vital to the practice of medicine and anesthesia practice due to its beneficial effects on multiple aspects of health care practice. However, the current reality is that the workforce fails to adequately reflect the changing demographics of society and the patient population. This article aims to elucidate the benefits, evaluate and provide suggestions identifying some of the obstacles encountered when attempting to advance diversity efforts, and explore and confront challenges that are on the horizon for diversity efforts.
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