The “I” in DEI: A focus on inclusivity in the clinical learning environment

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Teresa Y. Smith

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The focus of diversity, equity, and inclusion is often weighted towards recruitment of a diverse workforce within undergraduate and graduate medical education, which reflects the diversity of the communities served. 1 Many institutions, medical schools, and graduate medical education programs created initiatives to expand their census of underrepresented in medicine (UIM) as the key driver in addressing health care disparities. 2 The effect of these initiatives was an influx of a UIM physician workforce into unprepared clinical learning environments and a lack of consideration of the inclusivity of these settings. 3 Often it is the “I” in diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is underdeveloped.

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SMITH, Teresa Y.. The “I” in DEI: A focus on inclusivity in the clinical learning environment. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 10, oct. 2024. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5836>. Date accessed: 05 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i10.5836.
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