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Community Outreach: A Strategy to Increase Recruitment of Latinx Medical Students into Otolaryngology

Authors: Pablo C. Ochoa, BS, Tissiana Vallecillo, MS, Semirra Bayan, MD

Abstract

Despite efforts to increase diversity among trainees, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery continues to be one of the specialties with the lowest representation of ethnic and racial minorities.1 Approximately 6.3% of Otolaryngology residents in the United States identify as Hispanic/Latinx, which is an approximate 1% increase from the year 2010.2,3 Meanwhile, Latinx representation in the United States continues to increase exponentially, currently making up 20% of the national population, which makes it the largest minority group in the country.4
Posted in: Otolaryngology and Dental Medicine4

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