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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2020

31.08.2020 | Viewpoint

Racial Privilege and Medical Student Awards: Addressing Racial Disparities in Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership

verfasst von: Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS, Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, Jennifer E. Miller, PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 11/2020

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Racial/ethnic disparities in the receipt of awards among physicians have been widely reported in academic medicine. 14 Now we have evidence showing similar disparities for medical students as well, as a recent study found Black and Asian medical students are less likely than White students to be elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society.5
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Metadaten
Titel
Racial Privilege and Medical Student Awards: Addressing Racial Disparities in Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership
verfasst von
Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS
Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH
Jennifer E. Miller, PhD
Publikationsdatum
31.08.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06161-x

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