Diversity 3.0
Here is an interesting commentary regarding what the "next phase" of diversity strategy should be for US medical schools. The AAMC is now focused on a different side of increasing diversity within med schools - where before there was a push to educate those in medical education as to why diversity is important and beneficial (and to increase the actual numbers of under-represented students in matriculating classes) , now the push is to integrate diversity into the core values and goals of each institution.
The article ends with this thought: "This DOS 3.0 transformation will be a realization of an upgrade in our thinking, one that is not limited to compositional diversity but also incorporates diversity of thought, expression, desires, and goals and, ultimately, enhances the experience of all medical students, faculty, and, most important, patients."
I appreciate this shift in focus, and think that a thoughtful and in-flux definition of "diversity" is both adventageous and productive.
