Lessons learned from a decade of focused recruitment and training to develop minority public health professionals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Kreuter, Matthew W ^a   Griffith, Deidre J ^a   Thompson, Vetta ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^b   McClure, Stephanie ^c   Scharff, Darcell P ^d   Clark, Eddie M ^d   Haire Joshu, Debra ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEACHER;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTORS; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 80052131467     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300122     Document Type: Article

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