Minorities in Medicine

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This paper examines the recruitment of minorities to medicine. The author discusses the importance of minorities in the field, especially for certain communities, and then studies the varying approaches to recruit minorities that medical schools and teaching hospitals have implemented. Specifically, the paper looks at the role of MCAT entrance exams and grade point averages in determining admission, as well as the efficacy and ethics of affirmative action policies.

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"There is now some empirical evidence, which focuses on the potential role of minority physicians in increasing the health status of the nation. Komaromy, et al. describes what his research yielded in regards to African American and Hispanic physicians. He found that African American and Hispanic physicians cared for a larger percentage of minority patients than did White physicians. Furthermore, they were more likely to practice in communities with insufficient numbers of primary care practitioners and to care for Medicaid patients and uninsured patients. Similarly, in 1993, the American Association of Medical Colleges reported that 39.8% of medical school graduates from underrepresented minorities reported that they intended to practice in underserved areas, compared with only 9% of other graduates."

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