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Racial Privilege and Medical Student Awards: Addressing Racial Disparities in Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership

Authors: Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS, Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, Jennifer E. Miller, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2020

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Racial/ethnic disparities in the receipt of awards among physicians have been widely reported in academic medicine. ^1‐4 Now we have evidence showing similar disparities for medical students as well, as a recent study found Black and Asian medical students are less likely than White students to be elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society.⁵ …

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Title: Racial Privilege and Medical Student Awards: Addressing Racial Disparities in Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership
Authors: Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS
Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH
Jennifer E. Miller, PhD
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06161-x

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