With only 4.2% of orthopedic residents identifying as African American between 2006 to 2015, much more black representation is needed to improve diversity within the field of orthopedic surgery.
This study provides a ranking of medical schools that have successfully contributed to matching black applicants to orthopedics, and highlights the overlap with the traditional ranking of top medical schools provided by the U.S. News and World Report.
The northeast region had the highest number of matched black medical students to orthopedics. Three of the top five programs that matched black medical students to orthopedics were historically black medical schools, despite two of them not having home orthopedic programs. This demonstrates the impact of networking and pipeline mentoring programs, such as Nth Dimensions, for these schools.
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Source:
J Natl Med Assoc 2022 Apr;114(2):156-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.12.013. Epub 2022 Feb 2.
