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Publisher: Published for the Association of American Medical Colleges by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8904605 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-808X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10402446 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Published for the Association of American Medical Colleges by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Original Publication: [Philadelphia, Pa. : Hanley & Belfus, c1989-
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Problem: By 2055, the United States will no longer have a single race or ethnic majority. As the nation's demographics change, the field of medicine must also change to meet the needs of diverse patients.
Approach: In 2013, UT Southwestern Medical Center implemented the Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL) program, which provides leadership development skills and training to underrepresented in medicine physician residents in preparation for academic medicine careers. Program leaders hypothesized that by providing housestaff with structured mentorship, career coaching, and individualized development plans, HEAL would increase interest in pursuing academic careers and prepare residents for faculty positions. HEAL has since expanded to graduate medical education programs nationwide.
Outcomes: From 2013 to 2018, HEAL included housestaff at UT Southwestern and other Texas medical centers, totaling 392 enrollees. In 2019, the program increased to include housestaff from around the country. The first HEAL USA program had 39 housestaff, which increased to 173 in 2019, including 60 faculty from 31 U.S. academic medical centers. The 2019 HEAL USA preassessment survey (32 trainee responses) revealed that 10 (31%) of the housestaff were "extremely interested" in academic medicine, but only 1 (3%) felt "extremely confident" to pursue an academic medicine career. Postassessment responses to these same items (5 trainee responses) were 3 (60%) and 1 (20%), respectively, with 3 (60%) also feeling "extremely prepared" (1 [20%]) or "very prepared" (2 [40%]) to pursue an academic medicine career. Of 70 evaluable participants who attended at least 2 sessions and have graduated from residency, 47 (67%) have attained academic faculty positions, whereas 23 (33%) have pursued positions at nonacademic centers.
Next Steps: The next steps for HEAL USA will be continued expansion to additional medical centers and effective delivery of career development and leadership training to encourage participants to pursue academic medical careers.
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Date Created: 20240403 Date Completed: 20240626 Latest Revision: 20240626
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20240626
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10.1097/ACM.0000000000005723
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38568839
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