14 | Today in Science: Diversity in STEM and Medicine PART 1
- Virginia&Frances MD&MS
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 21, 2020
Hey everyone, it's the YANSS pod. We are here today to bring you a very exciting episode, centered on diversity in STEM and medicine. We had so much information in this episode, we decided to split it into two parts.
For this first episode, we discuss what diversity is (a property of a group, not a person), what are some common types of diversity (i.e. race, gender, ability, national origin, politic views, seniority), and why it is important to have diversity workplaces (we are better when we are more diverse).
Virginia tackles some common issues of diversity in medicine. She found that there are less Black men in medicine now then there were in 1970, indicating there needs to be change in medicine. She walks us through how starting from the beginning of the medicine pipeline (the application), medicine can do better for upholding diversity. Frances relays some important issues of diversity in academia, starting with how faculty are still more likely to be white and male. She discusses some challenges in academia maintaining non-diverse work spaces, including barriers to entry, implicit bias, and academic culture.
Stay tuned in two weeks for part 2, where we discuss what we can do to change, and make STEM and medicine more diverse. But for now, here are the sources.
Sources
Virginia
Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures 2019
The expenses in the medical school application process can add up
Do Racial and Ethnic Group Differences in Performance on the MCAT Exam Reflect Test Bias?
Student Body Racial and Ethnic Composition and Diversity-Related Outcomes in US Medical Schools
#ILookLikeASurgeon: embracing diversity to improve patient outcomes
Comparison of postoperative outcomes among patients treated by male and female surgeons: a population based matched cohort study
5 ways to boost diversity in the medical community
https://www.ama-assn.org/education/medical-school-diversity/5-ways-boost-diversity-medical-community
Healthy People 2020
Frances
The Science and Value of Diversity: Closing the Gaps in Our Understanding of Inclusion and Diversity
Motion Sickness as Metaphor: Engaging With Diversity in STEM
Diversity in STEM: What It Is and Why It Matters
Science benefits from diversity
The Definitive Guide to Diversity Types in the Workplace in 2020
Knowledge gains in a professional development workshop on diversity, equity, inclusion, and implicit bias in academia
College faculty have become more racially and ethnically diverse, but remain far less so than students
National Institutes of Health addresses the science of diversity
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