# Developing an Evidence-Based Toolkit to Improve Diversity in the Physician-Scientist Workforce

> **NIH NIH R01** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $29,426

## Abstract

Project Summary
 Although there are reports of non-inclusive and inequitable learning environments for MD-PhD
students, there is no comprehensive measure for the climate of inclusion and equity for MD-PhD training
programs. To address this gap we will develop and psychometrically validate the Promoting Diversity, Group
Inclusion and Equity (ProDiGIE) index. We propose conducting a novel study to develop this metric of equity
and inclusion in medical education using national data already collected by the AAMC Graduation
Questionnaire to assess the lived experiences of MD-PhD students across multiple domains including but not
limited to the experience of mistreatment and discrimination, student-faculty interactions, student well-being,
and students' affective responses to the learning environment. We will then determine the association between
ProDiGIE index ratings and the well-being and program completion of URM MD-PhD students. The ProDiGIE
index is important as it will assess the inclusivity and equitability of MD- PhD training programs, guide
institutional improvement, and serve as a diagnostic and benchmarking tool. Creating such a measure is
critical to ensure that all trainees have an equal opportunity to thrive regardless of their demographic
background. The proposed study is related to the parent grant as they both aim to understand and improve the
learning environments of MD-PhD training programs for URM students as it relates to diversity, equity, and
inclusion.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10166035
- **Project number:** 3R01GM137411-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Dowin Boatright
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $29,426
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-01-01 → 2023-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10166035

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10166035, Developing an Evidence-Based Toolkit to Improve Diversity in the Physician-Scientist Workforce (3R01GM137411-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10166035. Licensed CC0.

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