Diversity in medicine: how do underrepresented minority medical students select their specialty? A cross-sectional survey study
Larger and specialty-focused studies, particularly for the least diverse specialties in medicine, are needed to characterize the facilitators and barriers that influence URM students in their specialty choice. Ultimately, these efforts may help reduce barriers to matriculation of URMs in their desired specialty and also foster a more representative physician workforce, and in the long-term, advance health outcomes for diverse patient populations.
Authors
- Jack Rodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7840-3457)
- Nada Elbuluk
- Autumn Saizan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-0276)
- Arielle Carolina Mora Hurtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9276-9891)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07262-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87