Association Between the Demographic Profile of Military Physicians and Career Outcomes

Few statistically significant differences in career and military achievements among URM and non-URM USU SOM graduates were found in this study. However, significant associations, highest rank achieved to date and 7 days or more on a humanitarian mission, are important for building pathways to leadership. Factors such as access to URM faculty mentors, presence of social networks of URM peers, and inclusive policies and programs have been demonstrated to help mitigate each of these points of disparity. These resources serve to build service members' portfolios of career, leadership, and military accomplishments once they have matriculated into medical school and well into their military and medical careers.