The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in the Health Professions -- Summary of the Symposium on Diversity in Health Profess Contributor(s): Association of Academic Health Centers (Author), Evans, Clyde H. (Author), Association of American Medical Colleges (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309076145 ISBN-13: 9780309076142 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Business & Economics | Labor - Medical | Education & Training |
Dewey: 331.114 |
LCCN: 2001277451 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.02" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 376 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Symposium on Diversity in the Health Professions in Honor of Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., was convened in March 2001 to provide a forum for health policymakers, health professions educators, education policymakers, researchers, and others to address three significant and contradictory challenges: the continued under-representation of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans in health professions; the growth of these populations in the United States and subsequent pressure to address their health care needs; and the recent policy, legislative, and legal challenges to affirmative action that may limit access for underrepresented minority students to health professions training. The symposium summary along with a collection of papers presented are to help stimulate further discussion and action toward addressing these challenges. The Right Thing to Do, The Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in Health Professions illustrates how the health care industry and health care professions are fighting to retain the public's confidence so that the U.S. health care system can continue to be the world's best. |