Building a diverse physician workforce

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1135-1137

  Cohen, Jordan J ^a   Steinecke, Ann ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; ETHNIC GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PHYSICIANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748418346     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.9.1135     Document Type: Editorial

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