Resources rarely devoted to diversity officers in family medicine

Fewer than half of academic family medicine departments surveyed reported having a diversity officer and only 26% of departments with an officer provided protected time or resources for them, according to data published in Family Medicine.
The lack of investment “calls the question whether departments truly prioritize diversity, inclusion and health equity (DIHE),” Christine K. Jacobs, MD, FAAFP, the dean and vice presidents for medical affairs at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, and colleagues wrote.
“Diversity officers require financial and human

Fewer than half of academic family medicine departments surveyed reported having a diversity officer and only 26% of departments with an officer provided protected time or resources for them, according to data published in Family Medicine.
The lack of investment “calls the question whether departments truly prioritize diversity, inclusion and health equity (DIHE),” Christine K. Jacobs, MD, FAAFP, the dean and vice presidents for medical affairs at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, and colleagues wrote.
“Diversity officers require financial and human