Abstract The paucity of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) physicians is an ongoing
challenge in medicine's efforts to provide health care for all Americans. A physician …

Disparities exist in the numbers of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the
health professions as compared with the general United States (US) population. Numerous …

Despite significant health disparities experienced by American Indian (AI) populations,
considerable gaps persist between the AI physician workforce and patient need. This is of …

Two recent studies examining recruitment and retention of American Indians and Alaska
Natives (AI/ANs) in medical school identified significant challenges in the pursuit of a …

Importance Identifying gaps in inclusivity of Indigenous individuals is key to diversifying
academic medical programs, increasing American Indian and Alaska Native representation …

Academic Medicine, Vol. 93, No. 1/January 2018 72 workforce, in 2011, the medical schools
at the Universities of Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson), Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah …

Despite extensive efforts to diversify the US physician workforce and increases in both the
number of US medical schools and number of students enrolled, there has been no …

Abstract Background American Indians/Alaskan Native (AIAN) populations experience
significant disparities in health when compared to the average US population who are under …

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander individuals are 1 of 5 official US racial
categories, as designated by the US Census Bureau and Office of Management and Budget …

Minority populations in the United States are growing rapidly, but physician workforce
diversity has not kept pace with the needs of underserved communities. Minorities …