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- Title
Improving Health Equity in Rheumatology Through Workforce Diversification and Support for Health Equity Research and Education.
- Authors
Vassileva, Maria T.; Suresh, Vandana; Chan, Andrew C.; Akinsete, Alisha Valdez; Blanco, Irene; Blazer, Ashira; Criscione‐Schreiber, Lisa; Dowell, Sharon; Feldman, Candace H.; FitzGerald, John; Gilbert, Mileka; Hughes, Grant; Husni, M. Elaine; Kerr, Gail; Kwan, Olivia; Mantilla, Bryanna; Nilson, Susanne; Rivadeneira, Alfredo Carlos; Rodríguez, Martha; Smith, Benjamin J.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the challenges faced by the rheumatology workforce in the US, with decreasing numbers of practitioners amid a growing and diverse population affected by rheumatic diseases. Topics include the importance of workforce diversification for culturally congruent care, disparities in rheumatic disease outcomes, and strategies for recruiting and retaining underrepresented minority (URiM) trainees in rheumatology.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care research; HEALTH services accessibility; SOCIAL determinants of health; MEDICAL quality control; DIVERSITY &; inclusion policies; LEADERSHIP; DIVERSITY in the workplace; MENTORING; HEALTH equity; RHEUMATOLOGY; HEALTH education
- Publication
Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2024, Vol 76, Issue 7, p989
- ISSN
2326-5191
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/art.42804