Published online April 2, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 4 April 2007, pp. 833-837 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0158)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Enhancing the Diversity of the Pediatrician Workforce

Committee on Pediatric Workforce

This policy statement describes the key issues related to diversity within the pediatrician and health care workforce to identify barriers to enhancing diversity and offer policy recommendations to overcome these barriers in the future. The statement addresses topics such as health disparities, affirmative action, recent policy developments and reports on workforce diversity, and research on patient and provider diversity. It also broadens the discussion of diversity beyond the traditional realms of race and ethnicity to include cultural attributes that may have an effect on the quality of health care. Although workforce diversity is related to the provision of culturally effective pediatric care, it is a discrete issue that merits separate discussion and policy formulation. At the heart of this policy-driven action are multiorganizational and multispecialty collaborations designed to address substantive educational, financial, organizational, and other barriers to improved workforce diversity.

Key Words: diversity • race • ethnicity • culturally effective care • workforce

Abbreviations: AAP—American Academy of Pediatrics • COGME—Council on Graduate Medical Education • AAMC—Association of American Medical Colleges


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The following policy statement has been revised:

Enhancing the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Pediatric Workforce

Pediatrics 105: 129-131. [Full Text]



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