In the nation's compelling interest : ensuring diversity in the health-care workforce /

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"In the Nation's Compelling interest considers the benefits of greater racial and ethnic diversity, and identifies institutional and policy-level strategies to increase the proportion of currently underrepresented groups among health professionals. In addition, the report identifies mechan...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Institutional and Policy-Level Strategies for Increasing the Diversity of the U.S. Health Care Workforce, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy
Other Authors: Smedley, Brian D., Butler, Adrienne Stith, Bristow, Lonnie R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Discrimination in medical education > United States > Prevention.
Medical colleges > United States > Admission.
Minorities in medicine > United States.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
Medical personnel > Recruiting > United States.
Affirmative action programs in education > United States.
Cultural pluralism.
Affirmative action programs > United States.
Cultural Diversity
Health Workforce
Accreditation > standards
Education, Medical > economics
Minority Groups > education
Personnel Selection > standards
Public Policy
Écoles de médecine > États-Unis > Admission.
Minorités en médecine > États-Unis.
Minorités > Enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Personnel médical > Recrutement > États-Unis.
Programmes d'action positive > États-Unis.
Programmes d'action positive en éducation > États-Unis.
Diversité culturelle.
MEDICAL > Education & Training.
Cultural pluralism
Affirmative action programs in education
Medical colleges > Admission
Medical personnel > Recruiting
Minorities > Education (Higher)
Minorities in medicine
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Reconceptualizing admissions policies and practices
  • Costs and financing of health professions education
  • Accreditation and diversity in health professions
  • Transforming the institutional climate to ehance diversity in health professions
  • Community benefit as a tool for institutional reform
  • Mechanisms to garner support for institutional and policy-level diversity intiatives.

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