Bridging the Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Gap in Gastroenterology

Improving diversity in the biomedical workforce in the United States has been a long-standing goal.1–3 While efforts have been made, the needle has not moved toward this goal regardless whether this pertains to trainees, practicing physicians in gastroenterology (GI), or across all medical specialties.4–6 Benefits of growing and maintaining a culture that embraces, promotes, and actively pursues diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have many positives for academic health centers, community practices, population and individual health, research, and innovation advancement to grow and sustain our biomedical research and healthcare workforce.