Latinas in Medicine: A Narrative Review

• In Event: Experiences of Women in Medical Education

Abstract

According to the AAMC, (2020), Latinas or women of Spanish descent made up 3.3% of the medical school enrollment population. These enrollment numbers are inconsistent with the representation of Latinas in society, who make up around 9.7% of the population in 2020 (Census Bureau, 2020). This is an issue given that patients disproportionately seek out physicians from shared ethnic backgrounds (Komaromy et al, 1996). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to perform a narrative review of literature about Latinas or women of Spanish descent to uncover their experiences as professionals across the medicine continuum.

Authors

• Sacha Sharp, Indiana University School of Medicine
  Presenting Author

• Ashley Clarke, Johns Hopkins University
  Presenting Author

• Berenice Sánchez, Idaho State University
  Presenting Author