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Observational Study
. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2125051.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.25051.

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Representation Among US Allopathic Medical Schools, Residency Programs, and Faculty Physicians

Kekoa Taparra  1 , Curtiland Deville Jr  2
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Observational Study

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Representation Among US Allopathic Medical Schools, Residency Programs, and Faculty Physicians

Kekoa Taparra et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study analyzes the representation of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander allopathic medical students, residents, and physicians in the US physician workforce.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Representative Quotient (RQ) of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) Individuals Across Medical Specialties
Specialties are arranged from least to most represented. The RQ of 1 denotes an equal proportion of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander representation compared with the US population. The dashed line represents RQ = 0.5, denoting half of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander representation compared with the US population. In panels B-D, the blue lines represent the linear regression over time, with 95% CIs represented by the shaded area.
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