眼科学院的多样性趋势在美国
Arsalan A Ali1, Muhammad Z Chauhan2, Madison Doty1
1Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas.
JAMA ophthalmology
|October 12, 2023
概括
眼科教师的多样性有所增长,女性在各级的代表性增加. 然而,医学 (URiM) 教师人数中代表人数不足的个体在很大程度上保持不变,这表明需要继续努力改善学术眼科医学的多样性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 加强眼科的多样性可以帮助减少眼科护理方面的差异.
- 了解教师人口结构对于解决代表性差距至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析眼科教师在医学 (URiM) 中代表妇女和代表性不足的个人的趋势.
- 将这些趋势与其他医学专业进行比较.
- 评估眼科教师人口统计和美国普通人口之间的差异.
主要方法:
- 使用美国医学院协会教师名单数据 (2000-2021) 进行横截面研究.
- 对56438名眼科教师的分析.
- 检查了URiM和非URiM教师比例,性别和等级的变化.
主要成果:
- 眼科系的成长,女性在各级的代表性增加.
- 乌里姆的男性教师代表性保持稳定;乌里姆的女性教师出现了小幅增长,主要是在初级水平.
- 与其他专业和美国人口多样性相比,眼科在URiM教师的百分比变化较低.
结论:
- 虽然女性在眼科教师中的代表性有所增加,但URiM的代表性停滞不前.
- 需要做出重大努力,以增强学术眼科医学的多样性.
- 解决这些差距对于改善眼科保健平等至关重要.
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