Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools

From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.