• Underserved community outreach and engagement
• Creation and participation in pipeline activities to increase the proportion of underrepresented students, trainees, and faculty
• Holistic review when screening applicants for medical school and residency selection
• Promotion of cultures that nurture productive conversations about diversity
• Strategic recruitment and retainment of underrepresented students, trainees, and faculty^4,7,8

As a physician of color, I embrace my responsibility to do what I can to reach these goals. For these goals to be accomplished, there must be buy-in from everyone and I invite all of my colleagues to join in this pursuit. This is not only for the benefit of our specialty but most importantly to provide the best care possible to every single one of our patients, regardless of who they are.

References

1. Burkhardt J, DesJardins S, Gruppen L. Diversity in emergency medicine: are we supporting a career interest in emergency medicine for everyone? Ann Emerg Med. 2019;74(6):742-750.
2. Table B3: Number of active residents, by type of medical school, GME specialty, and sex. Association of American Medical Colleges website. Accessed Nov. 1, 2020. 
3. Diversity in medicine: facts and figures 2019. Association of American Medical Colleges website. Accessed Nov. 1, 2020
4. Association of American Medical Colleges. Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2015.
5. Parker RB, Stack SJ, Schneider SM, et al. Why diversity and inclusion are critical to the American College of Emergency Physicians’ future success. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;69(6):714-717.
6. Heron SL, Lovell EO, Wang E, et al. Promoting diversity in emergency medicine: summary recommendations from the 2008 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Academic Assembly Diversity Workgroup. Acad Emerg Med. 2009;16(5):450-453.
7. Boatright D, Branzetti J, Duong D, et al. Racial and ethnic diversity in academic emergency medicine: how far have we come? Next steps for the future. AEM Educ Train. 2018;2(Suppl Suppl 1):S31-S39.
8. Garrick JF, Perez B, Anaebere TC, et al. The diversity snowball effect: the quest to increase diversity in emergency medicine: a case study of Highland’s emergency medicine residency program. Ann Emerg Med. 2019;73(6):639-647.