Minority Representation Still Lacking.Much progress has been made, but the number of minorities--African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans--graduating from U.S. medical schools remains far lower than their representation in the overall population, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges Association of American Medical Colleges, n.pr a nonprofit organization founded in 1876 to reform medical education and represent medical schools, major teaching hospitals, scientific and academic faculty, medical students, and residents. (AAMC AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges AAMC Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis, MD) AAMC American Association of Medical Colleges AAMC American Alliance for Medical Cannabis AAMC Accredited Association Management Company ). The report, "Minority Graduates of U.S. Medical Schools: Trends, 1950-1998," presents information gathered from AAMC's Minority Physician Database, which was developed with support from the Henry J. Kaiser Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882—August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. Early life Beginning as a cashier in a dry-goods shop in Utica, New York, Kaiser moved many times as he pursued the Family Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for "general religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. . In the early 1950s, African-Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics comprised fewer than 3 percent of all U.S. medical school graduates. By 1998, the proportion of graduates from these three groups, which make up approximately 25 percent of the U.S. population, had increased to nearly 15 percent. The report estimates that minority graduates of U.S. medical schools represent approximately 6 percent of practicing physicians in the U.S. The largest gain in minority graduates has occurred among Asian-Americans, increasing from under 1 percent in 1950 to more than 18 percent in 1998. Asian-Americans comprise about 4 percent of the U.S. population. James A. Hawkins is Publisher of Healthcare Briefings, a newsletter available in print, on cassette, via fax, and an computer disk. |
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