Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
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A diverse health-care workforce is a necessary component of equitable care delivery to an increasingly diverse U. S. population. In nuclear medicine (NM), there is a paucity of data on the numbers of women and members of racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in medicine in the United States (URiMs). ⋯ S. grads. NM is included in the medical school curriculum at fewer than one third of academic centers with NM residency programs, typically toward the end of medical school. Increased and earlier exposure to NM, especially for women and URiMs, may improve recruitment and mitigate diversity gaps.