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To align the racial and ethnic diversity of pediatric residency classes with the community served using targeted scholarship, recruitment, and retention initiatives.

October 19, 2021Academic Medicine

Increasing Pediatric Residency Class Diversity to Improve Patient Outcomes and Address Structural Racism

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To align the racial and ethnic diversity of pediatric residency classes with the community served using targeted scholarship, recruitment, and retention initiatives.
Instituted three interventions at Children's National Hospital starting in 2014: the Minority Senior Scholarship Program (MSSP) for rising fourth-year underrepresented in medicine (UIM) students, enhanced recruitment practices, and UIM community-building events.
Tracked match rates, self-reported interest in academic pediatrics, and overall residency class demographic shifts between 2014 and 2021.
Among 73 medical students who completed the MSSP since 2015, 26% (19/73) matched into the institution's pediatric residency, with participant interest in academic pediatrics increasing from 70% (14/20) to 95% (19/20).
The proportion of incoming UIM pediatric interns increased from 5% (2/40) in 2014 to 51% (21/41) in 2021.

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Program evaluation demonstrates increased racial and ethnic diversity in pediatric residency cohorts following targeted recruitment, suggesting effective strategies to address healthcare disparities.

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Escalante et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaba56eef5ae841b851effc https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000004468

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Program evaluation demonstrates increased racial and ethnic diversity in pediatric residency cohorts following targeted recruitment, suggesting effective strategies to address healthcare disparities.

Increasing Pediatric Residency Class Diversity to Improve Patient Outcomes and Address Structural Racism

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