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- Title
Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Academic Medicine: A Systematic Review of URM Faculty Development.
- Authors
Rodriguez, José E.; Campbell, Kendall M.; Fogarty, John P.; Williams, Roxann L.
- Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Retention and recruitment of minority faculty members continues to be a concern of medical schools because there is higher attrition and talent loss among this group. While much has been written, there has not been a sys-tematic review published on this topic. This is the first study to use evidence-based medicine (EBM) criteria and apply it to this issue. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge, ProQuest, and Google Scholar for papers relating to the recruitment and re-tention of minority faculty. We then graded the evidence using the EBM criteria as defined by the American Academy of Family Phy-sicians. The same criteria were applied to extract evidence-based observations of problems in recruitment and retention for minor-ity faculty. RESULTS: Of the 548 studies identified and reviewed, 11 met in-clusion criteria for this literature review. This article presents the data from the reviewed papers that described or evaluated minor-ity faculty development programs. Faculty development programs in 15 different institutions showed mentoring and faculty develop-ment for minority faculty could increase retention, academic pro-ductivity, and promotion rates for this group. CONCLUSIONS: For medical schools to be successful in retention and recruitment of minority medical school faculty, specific pro-grams need to be in place. Overall evidence is strong that faculty development programs and mentoring programs increase reten-tion, productivity, and promotion for this group of medical faculty. This paper is a call to action for more faculty development and mentorship programs to reduce the disparities that exist between minority faculty and all other faculty members.
- Publication
Family Medicine, 2014, Vol 46, Issue 2, p100
- ISSN
0742-3225
- Publication type
Article