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Family medicine is among the most gender and racially diverse medical specialties, yet the discipline lags behind the general population in diversity, particularly in academic settings. A diverse workforce is paramount to the health of patients and communities. This theme issue represents a collection of original research articles on pathway programs, recruitment initiatives, and lived experiences relating to diversity in the family medicine workforce.
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March 2025 Vol. 57 No. 3
EDITORIAL
A Workforce to Care for All
Octavia Amaechi, MD | Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH
SPECIAL ARTICLES
A Collaborative Reflection on the Model Minority Myth: Considerations for Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Asian Americans in Family Medicine
Tiffany Ho, MD, MPH | Justine Ly, MD | Michael Chen, MD | Darin Ryujin, MS, MPAS, PA-C | Marlana Li, MD | José E. Rodríguez, MD | Candace Chow, PhD
A Guide to Building K-12 Pathway Programs Within Family Medicine Residency Programs
Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH | Denise Sur, MD | Gerardo Moreno, MD, MS
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The Resident Scholars Program for Workforce Diversity: A Qualitative Study About Supporting Family Medicine Abortion Providers
Aleza K. Summit, MPH | Destiney Kirby, MD | Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH
Underrepresented in Medicine Mentorship Program: Perceived Benefits and Lessons Learned
Kathryn Fraser, PhD | Kristen Hood Watson, MD | Cesar A. Gonzalez, PhD, LP, MSCP, ABPP | Brittany Houston, PsyD | George W. Saba, PhD | William E. Cayley Jr, MD, MDiv | Mariquita Belen, MD, MAS
Practice Intention: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Underserved Communities in Medical Education
Ann M. Hernandez, MD, MPH | Yulsi L. Fernandez Montero, MD, MPH | Olivia Ishibashi, MD, MPH | Ricardo Antillon, MPH | Alejandra Torres, MEd | Gerardo Moreno, MD, MSHS
Factors Impacting Scholarship Delay for Early Career URiM Faculty in Academic Medicine
Lizzeth N. Alarcon, MD | Cresandra E. Corbin, MD | Angela Renee Rodgers, MD | Carl E. Lambert Jr, MD | Donna Baluchi, MLIS | Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP | Kendall M. Campbell, MD
The Changing Faces of Academic Family Medicine Leadership: A CERA Secondary Analysis
Bryce A. Ringwald, MD | Yasamine Edwards, MD | Sarah Vengal, MD | Jon Montemayor, MD | Carter Ringwald
An Evaluation of STFM’s Academic Family Medicine Antiracism Learning Collaborative
Anam Siddiqi, MPH | Radhika Laddha | Tristen Adams, MD | Jeongyoung Park, PhD | Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH, FAAFP | Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH | Mary Theobald, MBA | Yalda Jabbarpour, MD | Melissa K. Filippi, PhD, MPH
BRIEF REPORTS
Mini Med School: Knowledge and Resources for Underrepresented in Medicine Youth
Kimberly M. Papp, MD | Amanda R. Krysler, MD, MSc | Sicheng Lee, MD, MSc | Shelley Ross, PhD
Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties
Michael Topmiller, PhD | Jeongyoung Park, PhD | Freesia Quezada, MD | Mark A. Carrozza, MA | Jene Grandmont, MA | Yalda Jabbarpour, MD | Andrew W. Bazemore, MD, MPH
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
Is There a Black Doctor in the House?
John E. Ukadike, DO, MPH
The Mountains
Andrea Banuelos Mota, MD, MPH
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS
Disability Worlds
Christina Scartozzi, DO, DipABLM
OpenEvidence
Velyn Wu, MD | Jed Casauay, BS, BA
Transforming Race Conversations: A Healing Guide for Us All
Walt Mills, MD, MMM, CPE
Are You Calling Me a Racist? Why We Need to Stop Talking About Race and Start Making Real Antiracist Change
Aimee Valeras, PhD, LICSW
FAMILY MEDICINE FOCUS
Coaching With the End in Mind: Developing Coaching Skills Toward Meaningful Individual Learning Plans
Randolph Pearson, MD | Tonya L. Caylor, MD
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
We Need Cats: A New Professionalism for a Broken System
Joseph W. Gravel Jr, MD
