Discrimination, whether by conscious or unconscious means, can have significant and often long-lasting negative consequences on the afflicted group or individual. The osteopathic culture and field of medical practice has long fought for equal rights and recognition among their allopathic medical peers. Almost 90 years have passed since Congress, in 1929, declared allopathic and osteopathic medical degrees equivalent. Despite this, key resources and positions within the medical and research profession continue to be inequitable for the osteopathic community. There exists a severe paucity of osteopathic involvement at the National Institutes of Health today and throughout its history. Herein, the historic and current unequal representation of the osteopathic culture from the National Institutes of Health and MEDLINE is investigated.
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