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.
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New Connections Speed-Mentoring Event Supports Young Scholars
September 9, 2009 | Story
Initiative designed to enhance diversity in health care.
Former RWJF Grantee Kathryn Flores Profiled on NBC Nightly News
March 10, 2009
Flores recognized for helping middle school and high school students from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities pursue their dreams of entering a health profession.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of New Mexico Establish New Program to Increase Diversity of Leadership in Health Policy Research and Development
January 10, 2007 | News Release
The Center will be fully established in fall 2007 and expects to train approximately 100 students in the first five years.
Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.
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."
Blacks and Hispanics Are Less Likely Than Whites to Complete Addiction Treatment, Largely Due to Socioeconomic Factors
January 7, 2013 | Journal Article
More than one-third of the approximately two million people entering publicly funded substance abuse treatment in the United States do not complete treatment.
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
September 29, 2008 | Report
An historical overview of the program and of the enduring legacy of its namesake.
Training Health Policy Leaders Who Have Diverse Backgrounds and Perspectives
November 5, 2008 | Story
Fellowship program helps Latinos, American Indians and other underrepresented ethnic groups gain the social science expertise necessary for health services research that establishes them as leaders in health policy.
Kara King, Minority Medical Education Program, 2001
February 8, 2006 | Story
In the summer before her final medical school year, King joined the program staff as a resident adviser, staying in the dorm with students for the entire program.