Progress and pitfalls in underrepresented minority recruitment: Perspectives from the medical schools

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1226-1231

  Agrawal, Jaya R ^a   Vlaicu, Sorina ^b,c   Carrasquillo, Olveen ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical school admissions; Underrepresented minorities

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24344460911     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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