# Medical School Faculty Diversity and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s Diversity Standards

**Authors:** Mytien Nguyen, Tonya L. Fancher, Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Alan Dardik, Laura Castillo-Page, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Paris Butler, Mayur M. Desai, Shruthi Venkataraman, Olivia Marie Campa, Amy Sage, Dowin Boatright

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12096 · JAMA Network Open · 2025-05-22

## TL;DR

This study examines how the introduction of diversity standards by a medical education committee affected faculty diversity in US medical schools.

## Contribution

The study provides empirical evidence on the impact of diversity standards on faculty diversity in US medical schools.

## Key findings

- The study found changes in faculty diversity following the introduction of the diversity standards.
- Results indicate that the standards influenced the demographic composition of medical school faculties.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates US medical school faculty diversity before and after introduction of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s diversity standards.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** LCME (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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