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Before June 26, 2003, the AAMC used the term "underrepresented minority (URM)," which consisted of Blacks, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans (that is, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians), and mainland Puerto Ricans.
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Underrepresented Minorities. The AAMC defines...
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Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) The AAMC definition of...
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Underrepresented Minorities. The AAMC defines “underrepresented in medicine” (UIM) as: “racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.” 1 Previously, the AAMC used the term “underrepresented minority,” which referred to Black, Mexican-American ...
The AAMC’s narrow focus on 4 racial and ethnic identities defining of URM, though accepted at that time, risked marginalizing applicants minoritized due to socioeconomic status, disability, rural background, or identifying as a sexual or gender minority.
Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) The AAMC definition of Underrepresented in Medicine is: “Underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.”
A medical school that wants to increase its applicant pool of students who self-identify as members of racial or ethnic groups historically underrepresented in medicine or who are economically disadvantaged can use the registry to mail school information directly to registrants.
16 lis 2012 · To assess how U.S. academic health centers (AHCs) define the term underrepresented minority (URM) and apply it to their diversity programs, following the 2003 revision of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC’s) definition of URM.
6 kwi 2016 · In 2003, this definition was replaced by the new AAMC term “underrepresented in medicine,” more loosely characterized as “racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population” which would be expected to vary regionally and evolve over time .
