In the Nation's Compelling Interest
Subtitle: Ensuring Diversity in the Health-Care Workforce
Contributors: Brian D. Smedley (Editor); Adrienne Stith Butler (Editor); Lonnie R. Bristow (Editor)
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: July 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780309091251
Subjects: Medicine: General Issues; Medical Personnel; Sociology Of Medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Education & Training; Health Care Delivery; Allied Health Services - General; General; Admission; Discrimination in medical educ; Discrimination in medical education; Medical colleges; Minorities in medicine; Prevention; United States
Description: "In the Nation's Compelling interest considers the benefits of greater racial and ethnic diversity, and identifies institutional and policy-level strategies to increase the proportion of currently underrepresented groups among health professionals. In addition, the report identifies mechanisms to garner broad support among health professions leaders, community members, and other key stakeholder to implement these strategies."--BOOK JACKET.