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In this book, the importance of mentorship, its best practices, and different facets of mentorship across medical education come into focus. This chapter offers a more nuanced perspective on the unique context of mentoring individuals from groups that are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), especially the skills and knowledge needed for successful cross-cultural mentorship. We use the AAMC definition, “underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.” Currently in the United States, that definition applies to individuals that identify as African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American (American Indians, Alaska Natives) and/or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
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Martinez, J., Mieres, J.H., Roswell, R.O. (2021). URiM (Underrepresented in Medicine) Learner and Faculty Mentoring. In: Fornari, A., Shah, D.T. (eds) Mentoring In Health Professions Education. IAMSE Manuals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86935-9_4
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