Diversity summit 2008: Challenges in the recruitment and retention of ethnic minorities in neuropsychology

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1279-1291

  Byrd, Desiree ^a   Razani, Jill ^b   Suarez, Paola ^c   Lafosse, Jose M ^d   Manly, Jennifer ^e   Attix, Deborah K ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic Minority; Neuropsychology training; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 78649692860     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2010.521769     Document Type: Article

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