TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing Diversity in Academic Medicine Via a Strategic Intermural Housestaff Leadership Development Program
AU - Galvan, Eva
AU - Ahn, Christina E.
AU - Hansen, Marissa
AU - Evoh, Vanessa
AU - Gebreyohanns, Yohanna
AU - Estelle, Carolee
AU - Cryer, Byron
AU - Yin, Helen
AU - Harris, Toi Blakley
AU - Collins, Chiquita A.
AU - Okorodudu, Dale O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 the Association of American Medical Colleges.
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - Problem By 2055, the United States will no longer have a single race or ethnic majority. As the nation’s demographics change, the field of medicine must also change to meet the needs of diverse patients. Approach In 2013, UT Southwestern Medical Center implemented the Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL) program, which provides leadership development skills and training to underrepresented in medicine physician residents in preparation for academic medicine careers. Program leaders hypothesized that by providing housestaff with structured mentorship, career coaching, and individualized development plans, HEAL would increase interest in pursuing academic careers and prepare residents for faculty positions. HEAL has since expanded to graduate medical education programs nationwide. Outcomes From 2013 to 2018, HEAL included housestaff at UT Southwestern and other Texas medical centers, totaling 392 enrollees. In 2019, the program increased to include housestaff from around the country. The first HEAL USA program had 39 housestaff, which increased to 173 in 2019, including 60 faculty from 31 U.S. academic medical centers. The 2019 HEAL USA preassessment survey (32 trainee responses) revealed that 10 (31%) of the housestaff were “extremely interested” in academic medicine, but only 1 (3%) felt “extremely confident” to pursue an academic medicine career. Postassessment responses to these same items (5 trainee responses) were 3 (60%) and 1 (20%), respectively, with 3 (60%) also feeling “extremely prepared” (1 [20%]) or “very prepared” (2 [40%]) to pursue an academic medicine career. Of 70 evaluable participants who attended at least 2 sessions and have graduated from residency, 47 (67%) have attained academic faculty positions, whereas 23 (33%) have pursued positions at nonacademic centers. Next Steps The next steps for HEAL USA will be continued expansion to additional medical centers and effective delivery of career development and leadership training to encourage participants to pursue academic medical careers.
AB - Problem By 2055, the United States will no longer have a single race or ethnic majority. As the nation’s demographics change, the field of medicine must also change to meet the needs of diverse patients. Approach In 2013, UT Southwestern Medical Center implemented the Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL) program, which provides leadership development skills and training to underrepresented in medicine physician residents in preparation for academic medicine careers. Program leaders hypothesized that by providing housestaff with structured mentorship, career coaching, and individualized development plans, HEAL would increase interest in pursuing academic careers and prepare residents for faculty positions. HEAL has since expanded to graduate medical education programs nationwide. Outcomes From 2013 to 2018, HEAL included housestaff at UT Southwestern and other Texas medical centers, totaling 392 enrollees. In 2019, the program increased to include housestaff from around the country. The first HEAL USA program had 39 housestaff, which increased to 173 in 2019, including 60 faculty from 31 U.S. academic medical centers. The 2019 HEAL USA preassessment survey (32 trainee responses) revealed that 10 (31%) of the housestaff were “extremely interested” in academic medicine, but only 1 (3%) felt “extremely confident” to pursue an academic medicine career. Postassessment responses to these same items (5 trainee responses) were 3 (60%) and 1 (20%), respectively, with 3 (60%) also feeling “extremely prepared” (1 [20%]) or “very prepared” (2 [40%]) to pursue an academic medicine career. Of 70 evaluable participants who attended at least 2 sessions and have graduated from residency, 47 (67%) have attained academic faculty positions, whereas 23 (33%) have pursued positions at nonacademic centers. Next Steps The next steps for HEAL USA will be continued expansion to additional medical centers and effective delivery of career development and leadership training to encourage participants to pursue academic medical careers.
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U2 - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005723
DO - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005723
M3 - Article
C2 - 38568839
AN - SCOPUS:85197346137
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 99
SP - 745
EP - 749
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 7
ER -