The Minority Medical Education Program
January 1, 2000 | Book
This program provides a summer enrichment experience for minority college students who possess the academic qualifications that would gain entrance to medical school.
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Walter Conwell, Minority Medical Education Program, 2002
March 30, 2007 | Story
It wasn't until he was a high school senior, working as an intern for the U.S. Steel Corp., that Conwell met an African-American physician - a meeting that had a profound impact. "One of my motto
Eniola Mudasiru, Minority Medical Education Program, 2001
April 17, 2006 | Story
Once she completes her residency in one of several internal medicine sub-specialties she is considering, Mudasiru would like to practice both here and in her native country.
ExploreHealthCareers.org Gets an Upgrade
December 1, 2011 | Program Result
The American Dental Education Association updated ExploreHealthCareers.org, an interactive website designed to provide low-income and minority students with information about a wide range of health careers.
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
August 19, 2011 | Program Result
The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program helps undergraduates from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds compete for medical and dental school admission. This is a look at the program and its results as it passes the 20-year mark.
Shannon Wiegand, Minority Medical Education Program, 1989
July 27, 2011 | Story
Growing up in Alaska, she knew no female physicians, no Native American physicians and no physicians of color. "You don't know what you can do until you're exposed to the possibility," she says.
Valerie Cordero, Minority Medical Education Program, 1996
July 27, 2011 | Story
Just being in a medically oriented academic environment with people from a wide variety of backgrounds was valuable, Cordero says. "For me, it was like Wow - there are some Native Americans who are doctors."
Building Bridges, Making Connections
April 18, 2011 | Video/Story
Diversity in the health care workforce is a guiding principle of all Foundation programs.
The State of Diversity in the Health Professions a Century After Flexner
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Much must be changed to increase diversity in health care professions, including education, career support, how we value professionals who provide direct care, and even arguments for why society needs diversity among professionals, according to a prominent advocacy organization.
Alliances Between Academic Health Centers and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Address Disparities
October 22, 2010 | Program Result
The Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions fostered formal relationships between historically Black colleges and universities and health professions schools with few minority students.