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160 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,145 Diversity and Career in Medicine papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Further research is needed to address the persistently low URiM representation among MSDO fellows, - Studies should investigate the factors contributing to the underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic groups in MSDO fellowships

    Trends in racial and ethnic diversity among micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology (MSDO) fellows and fellowship directors · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of diversity in dermatology, particularly in Mohs Micrographic Surgery. The need to assess progress and identify ongoing gaps in diversity among MSDO fellows and program directors.

    Trends in racial and ethnic diversity among micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology (MSDO) fellows and fellowship directors · 2026 · DOI

  • First-in-family students face limited social capital and financial resources. These students have to be resourceful and intentional with their time due to competing interests and pressures. The study identifies the threat of financial insecurity as a motivator for first-in-family students.

    A qualitative exploration of first‐in‐family medical students' decisions to partake in noncurricular activities · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore the long-term impact of such interventions and strategies for institutionalizing equity-focused medical education.

    Diversity competence in medical education: short-term effectiveness of an interprofessional diversity-specific undergraduate learning · 2025 · DOI

  • However, their family planning needs are seldom addressed and remain poorly understood.

    Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees · 2025 · DOI

  • INTRODUCTION: Literature exploring the medical profession through a generational lens is sparse.

    Generational differences in career paths and effort allocation of graduates of a top-research medical school, Lebanon · 2025 · DOI

  • While various factors such as lifestyle expectations, training length, and mentorship have been implicated internationally, limited data are available from Türkiye.

    Perspectives of preclinical and clinical medical students on surgical specialties: a single-center cross-sectional study in Türkiye · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite concerns about the validity of these rankings, few studies have explored whether Doximity rankings correlate with program characteristics.

    Associations between Doximity internal medicine residency navigator reputation rank and publicly available metrics · 2025 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Although role models significantly impact medical students' professional identity, empirical evidence is relatively scarce, and our understanding of the mechanisms behind this influence is limited.

    The effect of prosocial modelling on medical students’ professional identity in China: a PSM-DID analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite the evidence supporting institutional partnerships, guidance on implementing these partnerships is lacking within existing literature.

    Institutional partnerships: results from a scoping review of promising strategies to promote diversity within the academic health sciences · 2025 · DOI

  • Importance: Academic medical centers have focused their efforts on promoting gender equity in recent years, but the positive outcomes associated with those efforts remain to be seen in recruiting and retaining diverse institutional leadership.

    Gender Inequity in Institutional Leadership Roles in US Academic Medical Centers · 2025 · DOI

  • Importance: Prior studies have revealed gender differences in workplace assessments of physicians, but little is known about differences by physician gender in patients' online written reviews.

    Physician Gender and Patient Perceptions of Interpersonal and Technical Skills in Online Reviews · 2025 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing presence of women in US medical schools over the past 25 years, gender equity in medical leadership remains elusive.

    “I consider myself to be a leader”: a qualitative exploration of early career women family physicians’ intentions to assume a leadership role · 2024 · DOI

  • To build a representative medical workforce equipped to care for diverse patient populations, factors influencing the specialty choices of early career physicians will need to be examined and addressed.

    Gender trends in Canadian medicine and surgery: the past 30 years · 2024 · DOI

  • Discriminatory experiences and mental health inflictions throughout training may contribute to difficulties in recruitment, retainment, and advancement of Hispanic/Latinx trainees, a notably understudied population.

    Latinas in medicine: evaluating and understanding the experience of Latinas in medical education: a cross sectional survey · 2024 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Pakistan grapples with the issue of an inadequate neurosurgery workforce but the reasons for such a disparity remain uncertain.

    Impact of medical school experiences on the career choice of neurosurgery: a cross- sectional study from Pakistan · 2024 · DOI

  • Larger national studies are warranted to further explore these differences to identify bias and discrimination, and to ensure equitable experience for all trainees.

    Investigating racial/ethnic differences in procedure experience in obstetrics & gynecology trainees at a single academic institution: a retrospective cohort study · 2024 · DOI

  • There is limited data on the impact of resident race/ethnicity on OB/GYN surgical training.

    Investigating racial/ethnic differences in procedure experience in obstetrics & gynecology trainees at a single academic institution: a retrospective cohort study · 2024 · DOI

  • Whether this change, however, has been reflected in the gender balance within medical school faculty positions and leadership has not been well studied in Canada.

    Gender representation in Canadian surgical leadership and medical faculties: a cross-sectional study · 2024 · DOI

  • These findings may have implications for the unbiased and accurate portrayal of topics in such national examinations; thus, future investigation is warranted.

    Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers · 2024 · DOI

  • DISCUSSION: Our findings may not be generalizable to academic neurologists outside the United States.

    A Qualitative Study of Facilitators, Barriers, and Gender Disparities in Academic Neurology · 2024 · DOI

  • Importance: Labor unions are a mechanism for employee advocacy, but their role in surgery resident wellness is poorly characterized.

    Experiences With Unionization Among General Surgery Resident Physicians, Faculty, and Staff · 2024 · DOI

  • Importance: Despite increasing evidence and recognition of persistent gender disparities in academic medicine, qualitative data detailing the association of gender-based experiences with career progression remain sparse, particularly at the mid- to senior-career stage.

    Professional Experiences and Career Trajectories of Mid- to Senior-Career Women Clinician-Scientists · 2024 · DOI

  • The analysis lacks investigation into why new hire percentages for women (29% in physics, 34% in astronomy in 2024) remain higher than overall faculty percentages despite declining from 2020 and 2022 peaks.

    Upward trend in percentage of women physics and astronomy faculty in US · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding of the work preferences and motivations of young general practitioners in Switzerland. There is a need to identify the factors that influence the choice of practice type and location among young GPs.

    Work preferences and motivations of young general practitioners in Switzerland: findings from a cross-sectional survey of the Swiss Young General Practitioners Association (JHaS) · 2026 · DOI

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