From enrichment to equity: Comments on diversifying the K-12 medical school pipeline

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 721-731

  Murray García, Jann L ^a   García, Jorge A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Medical education; Minority groups; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036676247     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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