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“When we looked at the topics within urology that are covered, either in the preclinical or clinical years, what became very surprising to us is that these highly relevant topics like urologic emergencies, bladder drainage, and erectile dysfunction—less than 1 in 5 students had exposure to during medical school,” says Jessica Kreshover, MD.

“I think the take home message of this study is that there's work to do, and that our efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion extends broadly beyond simply ensuring that we have the workforce to treat our diverse population, or that urologists are thinking critically and responsibly about the needs of our patients,” says Kevin Koo, MD, MPH.

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“The main finding of the study was that, like…other clinical trial studies in the past, we also found that there was an over representation of non-Hispanic White patients in these trials, and a dramatic under representation of people traditionally and historically underrepresented in clinical trials and in medicine,” says Kevin Koo, MD, MPH.