Equity and Cultural-Linguistic Diversity

2069V - Strategies to Increase Diversity of Trainee Cohorts Across Disciplines

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Students, Related Professionals

Keywords: Recruitment, Interprofessional training, Diversity, Clinical fellowship, Internship

Presenting Author(s)

Hannah Sanford-Keller

Oregon Health & Science University/Institute on Development & Disability

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Bethany Sloane

Oregon Health & Science University/Institute on Development & Disability
Kimberly Reynolds

Oregon Health & Science University/Institute on Development & Disability
Kerry Haugh

Oregon Health & Science University/Institute on Development & Disability

The United States is becoming increasingly diverse as a nation. In order to alleviate health disparities and improve outcomes in diverse patient populations, it is imperative that healthcare and educational systems take measures to improve diversity amongst clinicians. However, there continues to be an underrepresentation in cultural, gender, ability, racial and ethnic diversity in professionals working across settings. Increasing the diversity of providers starts with increasing the diversity of trainees interested in and able to access training in allied health sciences. This presentation will provide attendees with concrete strategies and resources to enhance the recruitment and interview process for allied health professionals across disciplines, with overarching goals of decreasing bias in the interview process and increasing diversity amongst trainee cohorts.

Learning Objectives:

Define holistic recruitment and describe the value of utilizing holistic recruitment practices as one method to enhance the diversity of trainees in allied health fields.
Describe steps that can be taken to enhance recruitment efforts and decrease bias in the screening and interview process for trainee internship and fellowship placements.
Identify outreach efforts to engage diverse groups of learners in opportunities to explore careers in the allied health sciences