Race, Ethnicity, and Medical Student Well-being in the United States

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Abstract
A racially/ethnically diverse physician population is important to optimally address health care disparities among patients.1-3 Minority physicians can improve access to care for patients of similar racial/ethnic backgrounds,4,5 may be more likely to conduct research pertinent to concerns of minority patients,1 and are pivotal to teaching students about cultural competence.1 To achieve such diversity, medical schools have implemented prematriculation programs6,7 as well as ongoing interventions for minority students to help them succeed.8,9 Despite these efforts, minority students are more likely to struggle academically,10-12 which threatens the success of “pipeline” efforts aimed at promoting diversity in the physician workforce.13,14