Keys to academic success for under-represented minority young investigators: recommendations from the Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) National Advisory Committee

Abstract Background Although Latinos, African-Americans, and American Indians/Alaska Natives comprise 34% of Americans, these under-represented minorities (URMs) account for only 7% of US medical-school faculty. Even when URMs become faculty, they face many substantial challenges to success. Little...

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Main Authors: Glenn Flores, Fernando S. Mendoza, Michael R. DeBaun, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, V. Faye Jones, Jason A. Mendoza, Jean L. Raphael, C. Jason Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-0995-1

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