Gabrina Dixon1, Fatuma Barqadle2, Edward Gill3, Whitney Okoroafor4, Barrett Fromme5, Jorge Ganem6. 1. Children's National Hospital and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia gdixon@childrensnational.org. 2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. 3. Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn, Illinois. 5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. 6. Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and 10 University of Texas-Austin Medical School, Austin, Texas.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objectives with this study were to describe the current state of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowship programs with regards to (1) diversity of fellows and programs' leadership, (2) current diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs and measures of their success, and (3) the state of cultural competency training. METHODS: In 2018, fellowship directors of the 35 active PHM fellowship programs were invited to participate in a survey of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency at PHM fellowship programs. Participants were invited via in-person invitations at the annual PHM fellowship directors meeting and through e-mail invitations from July to September to complete an online survey. RESULTS: There was an 89% response rate of the survey. Most fellows, faculty, and program directors in PHM were female (74%, 70%, and 70%, respectively) and white (53%, 67%, and 60%, respectively). There were no African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander program directors. Forty-five percent of programs reported that neither the fellowship program nor their hospital had a strategic plan that addresses D&I. Approximately 61% of programs had cultural competency training for fellows. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first survey to report on the state of D&I in PHM fellowship programs. There is lack of racial and ethnic diversity in programs fellows, faculty, and directors. Although most programs have cultural competency training, strategic planning to promote D&I is not widely implemented among PHM fellowship programs.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives with this study were to describe the current state of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowship programs with regards to (1) diversity of fellows and programs' leadership, (2) current diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs and measures of their success, and (3) the state of cultural competency training. METHODS: In 2018, fellowship directors of the 35 active PHM fellowship programs were invited to participate in a survey of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency at PHM fellowship programs. Participants were invited via in-person invitations at the annual PHM fellowship directors meeting and through e-mail invitations from July to September to complete an online survey. RESULTS: There was an 89% response rate of the survey. Most fellows, faculty, and program directors in PHM were female (74%, 70%, and 70%, respectively) and white (53%, 67%, and 60%, respectively). There were no African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander program directors. Forty-five percent of programs reported that neither the fellowship program nor their hospital had a strategic plan that addresses D&I. Approximately 61% of programs had cultural competency training for fellows. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first survey to report on the state of D&I in PHM fellowship programs. There is lack of racial and ethnic diversity in programs fellows, faculty, and directors. Although most programs have cultural competency training, strategic planning to promote D&I is not widely implemented among PHM fellowship programs.
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