Diversity within US gastroenterology physician practices: the pipeline, cultural competencies, and gastroenterology societies approaches
Along all points of the educational pathway there has been very little change, and in some
cases a decline, with regard to the number and proportion of UIMs. The most concerning
trends along this continuum have been at the future physician entry point: medical school.
There has been minimal to no change in the proportion of UIM medical school matriculants
between 1980 and 2016 despite positions in medical schools increasing by more than one-
quarter over this same period. 10 Similarily, there is no increase in the proportion of UIM …
cases a decline, with regard to the number and proportion of UIMs. The most concerning
trends along this continuum have been at the future physician entry point: medical school.
There has been minimal to no change in the proportion of UIM medical school matriculants
between 1980 and 2016 despite positions in medical schools increasing by more than one-
quarter over this same period. 10 Similarily, there is no increase in the proportion of UIM …