Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation: It Is Time to Act
| Autor: | Johnson B. Lightfoote, Karen M. Winkfield, Katarzyna J. Macura, Loralie D. Ma, Curtiland Deville |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Health Personnel
media_common.quotation_subject 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Representation (politics) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Underrepresented Minority Critical success factor Ethnicity Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Health Workforce Minority Groups Health policy media_common Service (business) Medical education Radiology Department Hospital business.industry Cultural Diversity United States Health equity 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Workforce Radiology business human activities Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Radiology. 13:1421-1425 |
| ISSN: | 1546-1440 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.08.008 |
| Popis: | Although the available pool of qualified underrepresented minority and women medical school graduates has expanded in recent decades, their representation in the radiological professions has improved only marginally. Recognizing this deficit in diversity, many professional medical societies, including the ACR, have incorporated these values as core elements of their missions and instituted programs that address previously identified barriers to a more diverse workforce. These barriers include insufficient exposure of underrepresented minorities and women to radiology and radiation oncology; misperception of these specialties as non-patient care and not community service; unconscious bias; and delayed preparation of candidates to compete successfully for residency positions. Critical success factors in expanding diversity and inclusion are well identified both outside and within the radiological professions; these are reviewed in the current communication. Radiology leaders are positioned to lead the profession in expanding the diversity and improving the inclusiveness of our professional workforce in service to an increasingly diverse society and patient population. |
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