Peer-Reviewed Publication
Front Public Health2022;10907573.January 1, 2022Journal Article
Increasing Latinx representation in the US medical schools: A top-ranked medical school's experience.
Leonor Corsino1,2,3, Félix M Chinea4, Linton Yee2,5, Anthony T Fuller3,6,7
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
2Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
3Duke University School of Medicine, Latino Medical Student Association, Durham, NC, United States.
4Health Equity and Inclusion Strategy, Doximity, San Francisco, CA, United States.
5Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
6Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
7Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Center for Pathway Programs, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Abstract
Despite the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the general US population, many, if not most, medical schools fall short of matriculating students reflective of this change in diversity. The Latinx community constitutes nearly 20% of the US population and is expected to rise substantially in the coming decades. Over the past 20 years, the number of Latinx students applying to and being admit…
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