Perceived barriers and needed supports for today's hispanic students in the health professions: Voices of seasoned hispanic health care professionals

Hispanic Health Care International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Cason, Carolyn L ^a   Bond, Mary Lou ^a   Gleason Wynn, Patricia ^a   Coggin, Claudia ^b   Trevino, Elizabeth ^b   Lopez, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Health care professions; Hispanic; Retention; Supports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT RETENTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66949123102     PISSN: 15404153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1540-4153.6.1.41     Document Type: Article

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