Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training

Diversity in the healthcare workforce enhances access to care, reduces health disparities, and improves quality of care for underserved populations. Yet there is a paucity of women and underrepresented minority physicians in cardiology training programs, and progress toward achieving a diverse cardi...

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Main Authors: Ingabire Grace Balinda, Nosheen Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center 2022-06-01
Series:Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
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Online Access:https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1080
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Summary:Diversity in the healthcare workforce enhances access to care, reduces health disparities, and improves quality of care for underserved populations. Yet there is a paucity of women and underrepresented minority physicians in cardiology training programs, and progress toward achieving a diverse cardiology workforce has been slow. Here we review the merits of diversity in health care, the current landscape of the cardiology workforce, barriers to increasing the proportion of women and underrepresented minority cardiologists, and specific strategies that have been proposed to sustain and enhance diversity in cardiology training programs. Editor's Note: View a video interview with Dr. Reza discussing key concepts in her article: https://youtu.be/duS4heXXlm8
ISSN:1947-6108