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Review
. 2020 Jun;38(2):449-457.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.01.004.

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Anesthesiology

Paloma Toledo  1 , Choy R Lewis  2 , Elizabeth M S Lange  2
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Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Anesthesiology

Paloma Toledo et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The demographics of the United States is changing with 51% of the population being female, and 32% of the population identifying as an underrepresented minority (URM, ie, African American/black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander). Women and URMs have been historically underrepresented in medicine and in academic anesthesiology. This article provides an overview of the current status of women and URM faculty in academic anesthesiology and provides a framework for academic advancement. Throughout the text, the terms woman/women are used, as opposed to female, as the terms woman/women refer to gender, and female refers to biological sex.

Keywords: Academic anesthesiology; Diversity; Gender; Leadership; Underrepresented minorities; Women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure P. Toledo was supported by grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R03MD011628, R03HS025267, and R18HS026169). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Conflicts of Interest The authors have nothing to disclose.

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