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ArticlePediatric cardiology2024

The Heart of the Matter: A Path to Building Diversity in Pediatric Cardiology.

Ogochukwu M Ezeoke, Jason Williams, Vanessa Ogueri, Brittney K Hills

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Article in Pediatric cardiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ogochukwu M EzeokeDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Center - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, 1540 E. Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. ezeokeo@med.umich.edu.
Jason WilliamsDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Vanessa OgueriDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Brittney K HillsDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Children's National · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USC. S. Mott Children's Hospital · USDuke Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our essay discusses the impact of underrepresentation in medical training, with a focus on pediatric cardiology. We use the perspective of a physician who is underrepresented in medicine (URiM), and has chosen to pursue a career in pediatric cardiology, to initiate an analysis of the current path toward pediatric cardiology and the factors in undergraduate and graduate medical education which could currently be optimized to improve diversity in training. We argue that a lack of diversity among physicians leads to worse patient outcomes, and we describe steps to improve representation in the field. In order to improve representation in pediatric cardiology, we must reflect upon our current practices and implement systemic changes within cardiology training program recruitment and retention practices. These changes should include continuous mentorship of URiM trainees interested in cardiology and prioritization of research that investigates social determinants of health which may disproportionally affect minority patients.

Indexed as

CardiologyCareer ChoicePediatricsCultural DiversityEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansMentorsMinority GroupsDiversity and equityFellowship trainingPediatric cardiologyPediatrics

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PMID36961540
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