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Kevin Grumbach1, Rosalia Mendoza
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA. kgrumbach@fcm.ucsf.edu
Abstract:
African Americans, Latinos, and American Indians are severely underrepresented in the health professions. A strong case for diversity may be made on the grounds of civil rights, public health and educational benefit, and business gains. Improving the diversity of the health professions requires multiprong strategies addressing the educational pipeline, admissions policies and the institutional culture at health professions schools, and the broader policy environment.
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