Keys to academic success for under-represented minority young investigators: recommendations from the Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) National Advisory Committee

• Main Authors: Glenn Flores (Author), Fernando S. Mendoza (Author), Michael R. DeBaun (Author), Elena Fuentes-Afflick (Author), V. Faye Jones (Author), Jason A. Mendoza (Author), Jean L. Raphael (Author), C. Jason Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although Latinos, African-Americans, and American Indians/Alaska Natives comprise 34% of Americans, these under-represented minorities (URMs) account for only 7% of US medical-school faculty. Even when URMs become faculty, they face many substantial challenges to success. Little...