Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Recruitment and Enrollment Programs
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The dental profession has renewed its emphasis on diversity in students, faculty and staff.
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The Role of Enrichment Programs in Strengthening the Academic Pipeline to Dental Education
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Academic enrichment programs increase the diversity of students who seek and gain admission to dental schools. Programs, however, must be mindful of legal challenges, according to this article in a supplement to the Journal of Dental Education.
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.
What's Been Learned about How to Support Diversity in Academic Medicine
July 27, 2009 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2008, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine interviewed and surveyed former participants in the Minority Medical Faculty Development Program about their program experience, their subsequent career and the relationship between the two.
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.
Male Nurses Break Through Barriers to Diversify Profession
September 28, 2011 | Story
Advocates call on men to join the nursing profession to create a more diverse nursing workforce and help curb a projected shortage of nursing that threatens to undermine care.
Comparison of Extramural Clinical Rotation Days
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Pipeline program significantly increased senior dental students' selection of extramural community rotations.
Reflections on the Dental Pipeline Program¿s Efforts Regarding Community-Based Dental Education
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Areas are suggested for future study to help dental schools increase the amount of time students spend in community-based education and service.
Components of Effective Outreach and Recruitment Programs for Underrepresented Minority and Low-Income Dental Students
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Using various combinations of focused approaches, dental schools increased enrollment of underrepresented minority and low-income students by 25 percent, according to this chapter in a supplement to the Journal of Dental Education