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.
What's Been Learned about How to Support Diversity in Academic Medicine
July 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
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.
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
Effective Admissions Practices to Achieve Greater Student Diversity in Dental Schools
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Holistic admissions practices at dental schools that are driven by a mission statement targeting diversity and linked to educational objectives, are legally permissible and can increase diversity, according to this article in a supplement to the Journal of Dental Education.
The Role of the Dental School Environment in Promoting Greater Student Diversity
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this article from a supplement to the Journal of Dental Education, one dental school details how it nurtured an environment of diversity over the past decade, resulting in enrollment of first-year underrepresented minority students more than tripling.
Reflections on the Dental Pipeline Program¿s Efforts Regarding Underrepresented Minority Dental Students
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In the final chapter to a supplement in the Journal of Dental Education, Dr. Marc Nivet asserts, ?the Pipeline Program was a tremendous success,? as he reflects on lessons learned from the groundbreaking effort to increase diversity in dental schools.