Health Equity

Estimation and Comparison of Current and Future Racial/Ethnic Representation in the US Health Care Workforce

Abstract: In this cross-sectional study of 2019 data from the American Community Survey and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Black, Hispanic, and Native American people were underrepresented in the 10 health care professions analyzed. Although the educational pipeline shows some limited improvement, underrepresentation of these groups persists.

Publication: JAMA Open

Date Published: March 31, 2021

Author(s): Edward Salsberg, MPA; Chelsea Richwine, PhD; Sara Westergaard, MD, MPH; Maria Portela Martinez, MD, MPH; Toyese Oyeyemi, MPH, CHES; Anushree Vichare, MBBS, PhD and Candice P. Chen, MD, MPH

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