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050		4	_aR693 .B35 1994
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100	1		_aRice, Barbara.
245	1	0	_aBalancing the Scales of Opportunity : _bEnsuring Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Health Professions.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _c1994.
264		4	_c©1994.
300			_a1 online resource (98 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aBALANCING THE SCALES OF OPPORTUNITY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM -- Need to Improve Health Services for Minorities -- Professional Development for All Personnel -- Loss in Economic Productivity -- Influencing and Improving Public Policy -- Facilitating Institutional Change -- Community Leadership and Advocacy -- Relevance to Health Care Reform -- Relevance to Reform in Public Education -- 2 Factors That Define the Pipeline -- WHERE THE LEAK BEGINS -- Medical School -- The Admissions Process -- Other Health Professions Schools -- Allied Health -- FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MINORITY UNDERREPRESENTATION -- Overt Racism or Lack of Concern? -- Problems in Funding -- Lack of Institutional Commitment -- Regents of California v. Bakke -- Individual and Community Responsibilities -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Lessons from Successful Programs -- MEDICAL SCHOOL LEVEL -- The Admissions Process -- Fostering Academic Careers -- Faculty Development -- POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS -- COLLEGE PROGRAMS -- College-Level Summer Program -- Faculty Development -- UNIVERSITY OUTREACH -- HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM -- COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS -- SUMMARY -- 4 Sharing Visions and Working Toward the Future -- BUILDING THE VISION -- Improved Mathematics and Science Learning -- Commitment to Excellence -- Collaborative Efforts -- Value on Diversity -- The Right Attitude for Learning -- Culturally Sensitive Communications -- Mentorship -- Improved Evaluation and Dissemination Efforts -- Improved, Coordinated Resources -- Improving Health Services for Minorities -- MOVING THE VISION FORWARD -- Community-Wide Initiative -- Commitment and Initiatives of Academic Health Centers -- The Media and Health Careers -- SUMMARY -- References.
505	8		_aA: Listing of Workshop Participants and Commissioned Papers -- WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- COMMISSIONED PAPERS -- B: Further Sources of Information -- REFERENCES -- PROGRAMS.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMinorities in medicine-United States.
650		0	_aMedical personnel.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aLewin, Marion Ein.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aRice, Barbara _tBalancing the Scales of Opportunity _dWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1994 _z9780309050784
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3376086 _zClick to View
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