Background: The percentage of US physicians who identify as being from an
underrepresented racial or ethnic group remains low relative to their proportion in the US …

This study examines the impact of affirmative action bans in six states (California,
Washington, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Nebraska) on the matriculation rates of …

Racial and ethnic student body diversity is essential for medical schools to serve their
educational mission of addressing racial and ethnic health inequities in the United States …

This perspectives article considers the potential implications an affirmative action ban would
have on patient care in the US. A physician's race and ethnicity are among the strongest …

Background Despite recent challenges to educational pipeline programs, these academic
enrichment programs are still an integral component in diversifying the health professions …

However, chances are that many Black patients would have trouble finding Black physicians
to care for them. Only 5.7% of active US physicians identify as Black or African American …

THE ARTICLE BY GRUMBACH AND CHEN IN THIS ISSUE of JAMA1 confirms that
postbaccalaureate pro-grams are an effective means for increasing minority and …

OBJECTIVES: Recent challenges to affirmative action suggest the need to reassess the
status of the admission of underrepresented minority students to US medical schools …

Background The diversification of medical school student and faculty bodies via race-
conscious affirmative action policy is a societal and legal option for the US Supreme Court …

Carolina and the paired case against Harvard overturned nearly 50 years of the use of
affirmative action in higher education to address the inequities of systematic racism in the …