Talk of "workplace diversity" is nothing new across many industries. But when it comes to healthcare and emergency medicine, creating a workforce that reflects the communities being served can help reduce some very real barriers. Unfortunately, in EMS, we often struggle to talk about diversity, afraid that we may offend someone, or feeling unwilling to accept that this is a problem.
https://www.eso.com/blog/females-minority-groups-remain-underrepresented-in-ems/
Full Paper
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31225772/
Racial Bias
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/03/676039371/emergency-medical-responders-confront-racial-bias