Advocacy

Career Development

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health

Medical Education

Public Health

Improving the Diversity of the Pediatric Workforce

Chair(s)

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  Daniel Rauch, MD (he/him/his)

  Professor
  Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
  Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Session

Description: The current pediatric workforce does not mirror our patient population in diversity and there is ample evidence that this results in suboptimal care. There are concerns and barriers to building and sustaining pathways for URIM in pediatric practice and research. This panel will discuss:
The evidence of the benefits of a diverse workforce.
Current best practices to recruit and retain a diverse workforce from residency and beyond.
Best practices in medical education of pediatricians to equip them to provide care to patients in under-served communities
How to train pediatricians who are not URIM to treat patients from underserved communities.

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM ET

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Daniel A. Rauch, MD (he/him/his) – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
• 1:05 PM – 1:23 PM ET

  A diverse workforce means better care delivery
  

  Speaker: Joseph Wright, MD MPH (he/him/his) – George Washington University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
• 1:23 PM – 1:41 PM ET

  Training anti-racism
  

  Speaker: Joy D. Howell, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
• 1:41 PM – 1:59 PM ET

  Recruitment challenges
  

  Speaker: Margaret (Meg) McNamara, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
• 1:59 PM – 2:14 PM ET

  Personal reflections
  

  Speaker: Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson, Medical doctorate and masters in public health (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine