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Why Opportunities for Tenure Matter for Minoritized Faculty in Academic Medicine

Claudia Alvarez, Deyanna M. Boston, Lauren W. Norman, Brett A. Thomas, José E. Rodríguez and Kendall M. Campbell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 497-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230207R1
Claudia Alvarez
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Deyanna M. Boston
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Lauren W. Norman
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Brett A. Thomas
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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José E. Rodríguez
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Kendall M. Campbell
From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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vol. 37 no. 3 497-501
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230207R1
PubMed 
39142872

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication May 31, 2023
  • Revision received September 19, 2023
  • Accepted for publication September 27, 2023
  • Published online August 14, 2024.

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  1. Claudia Alvarez, DO,
  2. Deyanna M. Boston, MD,
  3. Lauren W. Norman, MD,
  4. Brett A. Thomas, MD, MS,
  5. José E. Rodríguez, MD, FAAFP and
  6. Kendall M. Campbell, MD, FAAFP
  1. From the Family Medicine Residency Faculty, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (CA); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (DMB); Core Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Southwest IL Family Medicine Residency at St. Louis University, O’Fallon, IL (LWN); Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (BAT); Tenured Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT (JER); Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
  1. Corresponding author: Kendall M. Campbell, MD, FAAFP, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Drive, Galveston, TX 77555 (E-mail: kemcampb{at}utmb.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 497-501; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230207R1

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Claudia Alvarez, Deyanna M. Boston, Lauren W. Norman, Brett A. Thomas, José E. Rodríguez, Kendall M. Campbell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 497-501; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230207R1
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