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May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An evaluation of the Pipeline program's impact on dental school seniors' public service plans found that while overall the program lacked significant impact, students' access to loan repayment programs was the most significant predictor of their plans for public service.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Altruism, a selfless concern for the welfare of others, determines whether dentists are willing to serve disadvantaged populations. This study examined demographic characteristics that influence altruism among dental students the authors evaluated the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Dental Pipeline Program.
September 9, 2009 | Program Result
The Health Professions Partnership Initiative was designed to enhance the academic preparation of minority students and nurture their interest in health careers.
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This introduction, written as a forward to a supplement on improving diversity in the health professions, summarizes some of the history of the Health Professions Partnership Initiative (HPPI), and reiterates the pressing need to increase representa ...
December 20, 2007 | Program Result
This report highlights some of the many initiatives RWJF has supported to widen the pipeline for minorities entering health professions, including Pipeline, Profession and Practice and Jobs to Careers.
March 1, 2005 | Program Result
From 2000 through 2003, researchers from the Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Ore., implemented and evaluated a tobacco cessation program that dentists provided to low-income people in public clinics.
July 29, 2008 | Program Result
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium led two outreach trips of local and national dental leaders and professionals to educate them about the use of dental health aide therapists to provide dental care to rural Alaska residents.
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.
National Program
Program, co-sponsored with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to address long-standing under-representation in the health professions of certain racial/ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
National Program
To provide four-year awards for postdoctoral research to physicians and dentists from historically underrepresented groups who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and dentistry.