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Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education
OBJECTIVES: This study explored new models of diversity for health professions education that incorporate multiple attributes and examined differences in diversity based on urbanicity, geographic region, and institutional structure. METHODS: Simpson’s Diversity Index was used to develop race, gender...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26724917 http://dx.doi.org/10.5116/ijme.565e.1112 |
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author | McLaughlin, Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Gerald W. McLaughlin, Josetta S. White, Carla Y. |
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description | OBJECTIVES: This study explored new models of diversity for health professions education that incorporate multiple attributes and examined differences in diversity based on urbanicity, geographic region, and institutional structure. METHODS: Simpson’s Diversity Index was used to develop race, gender, and interprofessional diversity indices for health professions schools in the United States (N = 318). Sullivan’s extension was used to develop a composite diversity index that incorporated multiple individual attributes for each school. Pearson’s r was used to investigate correlations between continuous variables. ANOVA and independent t-tests were used to compare groups based on urbanicity, geographic region, and Basic Carnegie Classification. RESULTS: Mean (SD) for race, gender, and interprofessional diversity indices were 0.36(0.17), 0.45(0.07), and 0.22(0.27) respectively. All correlations between the three indices were weak. The composite diversity index for this sample was 0.34(0.13). Significant differences in diversity were found between institutions based on urbanicity, Basic Carnegie Classification, and geographic region. CONCLUSIONS: Multidimensional models provide support for expanding measures of diversity to include multiple characteristics and attributes. The approach demonstrated in this study enables institutions to complement and extend traditional measures of diversity as a means of providing evidence for decision-making and progress towards institutional initiatives. |
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spelling | pubmed-47159032016-01-22 Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education McLaughlin, Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Gerald W. McLaughlin, Josetta S. White, Carla Y. Int J Med Educ Original Research OBJECTIVES: This study explored new models of diversity for health professions education that incorporate multiple attributes and examined differences in diversity based on urbanicity, geographic region, and institutional structure. METHODS: Simpson’s Diversity Index was used to develop race, gender, and interprofessional diversity indices for health professions schools in the United States (N = 318). Sullivan’s extension was used to develop a composite diversity index that incorporated multiple individual attributes for each school. Pearson’s r was used to investigate correlations between continuous variables. ANOVA and independent t-tests were used to compare groups based on urbanicity, geographic region, and Basic Carnegie Classification. RESULTS: Mean (SD) for race, gender, and interprofessional diversity indices were 0.36(0.17), 0.45(0.07), and 0.22(0.27) respectively. All correlations between the three indices were weak. The composite diversity index for this sample was 0.34(0.13). Significant differences in diversity were found between institutions based on urbanicity, Basic Carnegie Classification, and geographic region. CONCLUSIONS: Multidimensional models provide support for expanding measures of diversity to include multiple characteristics and attributes. The approach demonstrated in this study enables institutions to complement and extend traditional measures of diversity as a means of providing evidence for decision-making and progress towards institutional initiatives. IJME 2016-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4715903/ /pubmed/26724917 http://dx.doi.org/10.5116/ijme.565e.1112 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Jacqueline E. McLaughlin et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use of work provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Original Research McLaughlin, Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Gerald W. McLaughlin, Josetta S. White, Carla Y. Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title | Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title_full | Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title_fullStr | Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title_full_unstemmed | Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title_short | Using Simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
title_sort | using simpson’s diversity index to examine multidimensional models of diversity in health professions education |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26724917 http://dx.doi.org/10.5116/ijme.565e.1112 |
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