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Commentary on “Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Medicine: Is Florida Better Off?”
Abstract
In this issue of the Southern Medical Journal, Campbell and colleagues draw attention to one of the seemingly insurmountable issues faced by academic medicine and medical education -- the persistent underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic groups, particularly those who self-identify as black or African American.1 The facts are, of course, incontrovertible, and this article reiterates them in the context of the demographics of one state, Florida. According to the authors, 1 in 6 people in Florida’s population is black, but only 1 in 20 of its licensed physicians is black, and a scant 1 in 25 of its academic physicians is black.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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References
1. Campbell KM, Rodrıguez JE, Beitsch LM, et al. Underrepresented minorities in academic medicine: is Florida better off? South Med J 2014;107:173-176.
2. Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute. GRUTTER V. BOLLINGER (02-241) 539 U.S. 306 (2003) 288 F.3d 732, affirmed. http:// www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-241.ZO.html. Accessed February 7, 2014.
3. American Psychological Association. Ethnic and racial disparities in education: psychology’s contributions to understanding and reducing disparities. http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2012/10/educational-disparities.aspx. Published 2012. Accessed October 16, 2013.
