"Minority Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group.
| Descriptor ID |
D008913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Minority Groups- Minority Groups
- Group, Minority
- Groups, Minority
- Minority Group
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minority Groups" by people in Profiles.
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A Double-Edged Sword: A Qualitative Study of the Minority Tax in Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Feb; 33(2):e70186.
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The Minority Tax: Stories from Family Physicians. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Feb 20; 37(5):969-973.
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Institutional characteristics, faculty rank and URM faculty representation. J Natl Med Assoc. 2025 Feb; 117(1):42-54.
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American Society of Hematology: building a comprehensive minority recruitment and retention professional program. Blood Adv. 2024 Dec 24; 8(24):6237-6247.
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Using multiplexed functional data to reduce variant classification inequities in underrepresented populations. Genome Med. 2024 Dec 03; 16(1):143.
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A Practical Guide to Identifying a Supportive Work Environment for Underrepresented Faculty in Academic Medicine. ATS Sch. 2024 12; 5(4):500-507.
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One size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications. J Perinatol. 2025 Sep; 45(9):1318-1323.
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Upholding our PROMISE: Increased representation is not enough to foster belonging in graduate medical education. Med Educ. 2025 Jun; 59(6):630-639.
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Underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development: Trends in biomedical database publication. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Apr; 116(2 Pt 1):165-169.
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Patient Navigation for Timely, Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A National Landscape Analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 12; 21(12):1251-1259.e5.