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

Abstract

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.