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  2. Medical racism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A study of medical textbooks has also yielded information on minority representation in medical teachings. Based on the required texts of the top 20 ranked medical schools in North America, US editions of Atlas of Human Anatomy (2014), Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (2013), Clinically Oriented Anatomy (2014), and Gray's ...

  3. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978) — The UC Davis School of Medicine admissions program violated the Equal Protection Clause with the institution of quotas for underrepresented minorities. However, Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. 's concurring opinion deemed diversity in higher education a "compelling interest" and held that race could be one of the ...

  4. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overall, the numbers of underrepresented minority medical school students such as African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians, or Alaska Natives enrollees increased slightly. However, the only group that showed a statistically significant increase in representation was Hispanic females.

  5. Even without affirmative action, we can make colleges more ...

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    About 65% of these interns were underrepresented minorities, first-generation or economically disadvantaged students. More than half went on to pursue a graduate degree.

  6. Common medical errors kill scores each year in the U.S ... - AOL

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    Women and racial and ethnic minorities are 20% to 30% more likely than white men to experience a misdiagnosis, said Dr. David Newman-Toker, a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins School of ...

  7. Flexner Report - Wikipedia

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    In relation to the national Census, physicians belonging to minority groups, including African Americans, remain underrepresented in medicine. [37] In response to the racist writings of the Flexner Report, the AAMC decided to rename the prestigious Abraham Flexner award in 2020. [4]

  8. Underrepresented group - Wikipedia

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    Women were underrepresented as external seminar program speakers and on decision-making committees for faculty promotions, institutional strategy, and graduate student appointment or recruitment. In addition, most institutions did not have policies that promote gender diversity on committees or to encourage women-friendly workplaces.

  9. Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis - AOL

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    Women and racial and ethnic minorities are 20% to 30% more likely than white men to experience a misdiagnosis, said David Newman-Toker, a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine ...