What is URM?

[AAAmeds]

I know that it stands for underrepresented minority, but what does that really mean and include?
Thanks,

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[Espressso]

"The AAMC definition of underrepresented in medicine is: "Underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.""

from: https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/urm/

URM, according tot he AAMC, includes: "including only African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans"

 

[cactusnrocks]

I think this page describes it pretty well https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/urm/. I think it is basically Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, African-Americans, and Native Americans.

 

[AAAmeds]

So other races do not include? I am from the Middle East, and I thought I could select URM on my applications.

 

[Espressso]

So other races do not include? I am from the Middle East, and I thought I could select URM on my applications.

Trust me man, I am too. I feel your pain. But look around... so many Arab doctors! We're not underrepresented in the healthcare realm.

 

[ZPakEffect]

So other races do not include? I am from the Middle East, and I thought I could select URM on my applications.

Physicians of Middle Eastern descent are extremely over-represented.

 

[gyngyn]

So other races do not include? I am from the Middle East, and I thought I could select URM on my applications.

You will be happy to learn that Arab americans are well represented in the physician workforce. Arab IMG's alone comprise 1.5% of practicing physicians. This is a disproportionately large representation for their presence in the US population.
http://www.naama.com/about/arab-american-physicians/

 

[AAAmeds]

Gotcha. Thanks guys 🙂