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Peer reviewedCarline, Jan D.; Patterson, Davis G. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Sought to identify characteristics of health professions schools, public schools, and community-based organizations in successful partnerships to increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering health professions. Found that successful partnerships included professional schools that had a commitment to community service.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Organizations, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Peer reviewedPetersdorf, Robert G. – Academic Medicine, 1992
Noting the relatively constant percentage of minority students enrolling in medical schools since 1974, this paper urges academic medical centers to actively participate in the campaign by the Association of American Medical Colleges to double the number of underrepresented minority matriculants by the year 2000. Recommended strategies include…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Peer reviewedClark, Margaret R. – Academic Medicine, 1996
The Science and Health Education Partnership was established in 1987 at the University of California, San Francisco, to support local school district efforts to improve science education. Components include instructional assistance to teachers and direct work with students. Emphasis has evolved from helping teachers and students to supporting…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Awareness, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedButler, William T.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Baylor College of Medicine (Texas) conducts a variety of summer enrichment and other programs to improve how science is presented to students from elementary grades through college. These efforts entail close collaboration between medical college administration, Texas public school teachers, and college and university faculty. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, College School Cooperation, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedTaylor, Robert E., Jr.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1990
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine failed to increase its enrollment of Black students and consistently ranked among the bottom quarter of U.S. medical schools. This essay chronicles the events, self-analysis, new programs, changes in operating procedure, and institutional commitment that led to the college's present ranking in the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Career Awareness, College School Cooperation
Peer reviewedAcademic Medicine, 1999
The theme issue of the journal contains 30 articles concerning educational strategies and initiatives designed to strengthen the preparation and recruitment of students for medical education. Most of the articles describe specific programs at the elementary, secondary, higher, and graduate education levels. Others explore aspects of medical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Admission
