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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.
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, Native American (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.
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.
The AAMC and AMA understand that while the goal of health equity is inclusive of all communities, it cannot be achieved without explicit recognition and reconciliation of our country’s twin, fundamental injustices of genocide and forced labor.
1 Whereas, The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has defined 2 underrepresented minorities (URMs) in medicine as "racial and ethnic populations that are 3 underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population”
11 lis 2022 · Here, we let the term underrepresented in medicine (URiM) be more expansive than its current AAMC definition 5 by including individuals who are from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, from rural backgrounds, have a disability, or are LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minorities).
