James R. Gavin III to Retire as National Director of the RWJF’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
June 17, 2013 | Story
Gavin, who has served as national program director since 1993, will relinquish his role as director this year.
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Diversity Needs to be Front and Center
June 12, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Access to a health professions career remains largely separate and unequal, RWJF Clinical Scholar Efrain Talamantes writes.
More Nursing on RWJF.org, June 2013
June 10, 2013 | Story
The importance of diversity, news from the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, and more.
Us and Them: A Pain Researcher Discusses Why Diversity in Health Care Matters
June 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The race and culture of a clinician have the potential to be significant contributors in the quality of care that a patient will receive.
Diversity in Nursing Education Helps Students Learn Respect and Appreciation for Differences
June 4, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Students at Roseman University of Health Sciences are reflective of the diversity seen in the larger population, and bring a wealth of information that is shared with each other and with faculty.
How Can Dental Schools Attract More Underrepresented Minorities?
June 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Dental schools must reshape their approach to admissions to focus on recruiting all racial and ethnic groups, and focus on more than simply grade point averages and Dental Admissions Test scores.
Health Inequities Harm Everyone
May 31, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The New Mexico Institute for Nursing Diversity, Empowerment, and Health Equity is working to expand nursing’s participation in political and public policy arenas and improve the recruitment and retention of a diverse nursing workforce.
The Potentiality of Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions from the Front Lines: Community Colleges
May 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
In the community college arena, imbedding potentiality into every student who has an interest in a health science career program advances the imperative to diversify the health care workforce.
“It’s a Lil’ Colored Girl to See You.”
May 24, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"We often see the benefits of diversity as being for minorities," Angela Amar writes. "We seldom see that the majority benefits as well."
Cultural Competency Matters
May 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
By “practicing” with medical simulation and by interacting with culturally diverse standardized patients, students and residents can develop cultural competency skills.