Practice of Medicine, United Arab Emirates.
Physicianship, Khalifa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Perspect Med Educ. 2023 Oct 26;12(1):438-443. doi: 10.5334/pme.883. eCollection 2023.
Author representation and inclusivity in health professions education (HPE) scholarship is receiving increasing attention in academic medicine, with multiple articles calling for greater equity related to gender, geographic, and institutional affiliations. Despite journal efforts to seek diversity, authors from high-income English-speaking countries are the most highly represented in HPE scholarship. Less attention, however, has been focused on the openness of medical education scholars, themselves, to engaging in international collaborations with authors and institutions from low-and-middle income countries. This eye-opener is inspired by the authors' personal experiences in HPE scholarship from an international medical educator perspective and advocates for the creation of an open and inclusive multinational medical education community. We offer suggestions that can help create opportunities for networking, collaboration, and promoting a sense of belonging among HPE scholars worldwide. As researchers, journal editors and associate editors, and faculty in HPE programs, we can work together to create a welcoming and accommodating environment that embraces non-dominant voices and perspectives, with the ultimate goal of achieving diversity and equity in HPE scholarship.
作者在健康职业教育（HPE）学术研究中的代表性和包容性日益受到学术医学的关注，多篇文章呼吁在性别、地理位置和机构隶属关系方面实现更大的公平。尽管期刊努力寻求多样性，但来自高收入英语国家的作者在 HPE 学术研究中占比最高。然而，人们对医学教育学者本身是否愿意与来自中低收入国家的作者和机构开展国际合作关注较少。这一观点的形成是受作者从国际医学教育者角度在 HPE 学术研究中的个人经历启发，并倡导建立一个开放包容的多国医学教育共同体。我们提出了一些建议，可以帮助为全球 HPE 学者创造建立联系、合作以及培养归属感的机会。作为研究人员、期刊编辑和副编辑，以及 HPE 项目的教师，我们可以共同努力，创造一个欢迎和包容的环境，拥抱非主导声音和观点，最终目标是实现 HPE 学术研究的多样性和平等。
