Female Family Physicians Are More Racially Diverse Than Their Male Counterparts in Federal Sites

Anuradha Jetty; Yalda Jabbarpour; Aimee R Eden; Dana R Nguyen

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2022.220178R1

Female Family Physicians Are More Racially Diverse Than Their Male Counterparts in Federal Sites

J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Feb 8;36(1):188-189. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220178R1. Epub 2023 Jan 27.

Authors

Anuradha Jetty¹, Yalda Jabbarpour¹, Aimee R Eden¹, Dana R Nguyen¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care (AJ, YJ); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARE); Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (DRN).

PMID: 36707244
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220178R1

Abstract

Supporting a diverse family physician workforce is an integral component of achieving health equity. This study compared the racial/ethnic composition of Federal family physicians (Military, Veterans Administration/Department of Defense) to the entire cohort of family physicians and stratified by gender. Female family physicians serving at Federal sites were more diverse than the overall population of female family physicians and, also than their male Federal counterparts. This gendered trend among Federal physicians needs further exploration.

Keywords: Diversity; Equity; Family Medicine; Family Physicians; Inclusiveness; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Workforce.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Physicians, Family*
Racial Groups*
United States
Workforce