SMDEP Alum Pays It Forward with the Tour for Diversity in Medicine
October 10, 2012 | Story
Two young physicians challenge disparities by leading a program that helps underrepresented students become health care professionals.
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An Infusion of Diversity for the Next Generation of Health Policy Leaders
March 4, 2012 | Story
Three postdoctoral fellows from the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico move on to tenure-track academic positions.
Building Bridges, Making Connections
April 18, 2011 | Video/Story
Diversity in the health care workforce is a guiding principle of all Foundation programs.
Remarks by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on the 25th Anniversary of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
October 2, 2008 | Commentary/Story
Harold Amos alumni have fulfilled the program's original vision, says the RWJF president and CEO: the idea that role models are essential to serve as beacons of possibility.
New Connections Speed-Mentoring Event Supports Young Scholars
September 9, 2009 | Story
Initiative designed to enhance diversity in health care.
Overcoming Barriers to African American Participation in Research
September 30, 2008 | Story
Instead of looking at the issue from patients' perspective, Corbie-Smith focused on the investigators' side. "I said, 'There are two sides to this issue,' and the investigators have as much responsibility as the participants in this,'" she explains.
Examining the Intersection of Race, Politics, and Society
May 2, 2013 | Story
During the decade since he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research, political scientist Vincent Hutchings, PhD, has continued to explore the intersection of race, politics, communication, and conflict in America.
Breaking Down Barriers to Medical Education
January 8, 2013 | Story
Inspired, in part, by the students he guided as an RWJF program mentor, a physician finds a way to offer open access to MCAT tutoring.
Quotable Quotes about Nursing, August 2012
August 29, 2012 | Story
New and notable quotes on doctors' perceptions of nurses, community health, diversity in nursing, and more.
RWJF Scholar Works to Improve Nursing School 'Pipeline' Programs
August 29, 2012 | Story
New Connections grantee is researching ways to help nursing schools improve programs designed to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students.