BMC Medical Education· 2015Q1
Addressing disparities in academic medicine: what of the minority tax?
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Underrepresented Minority (URM) faculty in academic medicine face a "minority tax," an inequitable disparity in responsibilities related to diversity efforts, racism, isolation, mentorship, and clinical duties, hindering their promotion and retention.
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Key points
- The proportion of Black, Latino, and Native American faculty in U.S. academic medical centers has stagnated for two decades.
- The "minority tax" is reframed as an Underrepresented Minority in Medicine (URMM) faculty responsibility disparity.
- This disparity encompasses extra duties in diversity efforts, addressing racism, isolation, mentorship, clinical responsibilities, and promotion.
- The paper suggests practical steps for leaders and policymakers to address these inequities and improve URMM faculty numbers.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The proportion of black, Latino, and Native American faculty in U.S. academic medical centers has remained almost unchanged over the last 20 years. Some authors credit the "minority tax"-the burden of extra responsibilities placed on minority faculty in the name of diversity. This tax is in reality very complex, and a major source of inequity in academic medicine. DISCUSSION: The "minority tax" is better described as an Underrepresented Minority in Medicine (URMM) faculty responsibility disparity. This disparity is evident in many areas: diversity efforts, racism, isolation, mentorship, clinical responsibilities, and promotion. The authors examine the components of the URMM responsibility disparity and use information from the medical literature and from human resources to suggest practical steps that can be taken by academic leaders and policymakers to move toward establishing faculty equity and thus increase the numbers of black, Latino, and Native American faculty in academic medicine.
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