Minority interns' experiences during their dietetics education and their recommendations for increasing diversity in dietetics: Findings from structured interviews

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1674-1677

  Suarez, Vista V ^a   Shanklin, Carol W ^b  

^a Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIETITIAN; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

CAREER CHOICE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTORS; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 0036835811     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90357-3     Document Type: Article

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