Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among US Academic Dermatology Leadership and Its Influence on Resident Diversity. 2023

Madelaine Fritsche, and Pritika Singh, and Shouhao Zhou, and Lauren Claire Hollins

Diversity in medicine improves mentorship and patient care. However, dermatology is one of the least diverse specialties. We analyzed the racial distributions across leadership positions at academic dermatology programs and explored potential influences on resident racial/ethnic composition.  Methods: A list of ACGME-accredited dermatology programs was obtained. Residency program websites, hospital websites, and publicly available data were used to ascertain race and ethnicity of academic dermatology leadership and residents. SAS version 9.4 was used to calculate descriptive statistics and associations between racial/ethnic composition of dermatologists in leadership positions and residents.  Results: URM individuals were significantly underrepresented across both leadership (6.9%) and resident (12.0%) positions. No statistically significant correlation was found between the percent of URM leadership and URM residents.  Conclusion: Diversity among the US population, medical students, dermatology trainees, and faculty are not reflected in departmental leadership in academic dermatology. This may influence URM recruitment into the field, retention of URM faculty and residents, and mentorship opportunities for URM dermatologists interested in leadership positions. Efforts are needed to improve disparities in representation across leadership roles in academic dermatology.  Fritsche M, Singh P, Zhou S, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities among US Academic Dermatology Leadership and its influence on resident diversity. J Drugs Dermatol. 2023;22(7):653-656. doi:10.36849/JDD.7114.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D007857 Leadership The function of directing or controlling the actions or attitudes of an individual or group with more or less willing acquiescence of the followers. Influentials
D008913 Minority Groups A subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group. Group, Minority,Groups, Minority,Minority Group
D003880 Dermatology A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment.
D005006 Ethnicity A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships. Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018864 Cultural Diversity Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within one social unit, organization, or population. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed., 1982, p955) Multiculturalism,Pluralism,Cultural Pluralism,Cultural Diversities,Diversities, Cultural,Diversity, Cultural,Multiculturalisms,Pluralism, Cultural,Pluralisms

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