Changes in Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians from 2007‐2017

Abstract

Diversity among residents in particular, and among the emergency medicine workforce in general, is a goal of both specialty societies and accrediting agencies.^1,2 The proportion of medical students and residents who self‐identify as female has increased over the last few decades, but the proportion who are racial and ethnic minorities remains low.^3‐6 The percentage of emergency physicians and emergency medicine residents who are women and minorities are known to be lower than that of the general population.

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