An American Crisis The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop (2018) / Chapter Skim
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5 Current Innovative and Exploratory Strategies to Support Entry into Science and Medicine for Black Men
5 Current Innovative and Exploratory Strategies to Support Entry into Science and Medicine for Black Men
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• Leadership's belief that pipeline programs are important and committing financial resources were key to successfully imple menting the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Afri can American and Disadvantaged Student Pipeline Program. (Churchwell)
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2 Moore is interim vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, ex ecutive director of the Todd A Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, and College of Education and Human Ecology distinguished professor of urban education at The Ohio State University.
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENT PIPELINE PROGRAM André L Churchwell, M.D.
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The program applies holistic criteria to select undergraduate premedical students. The program then connects selected students with faculty and current medical student mentors and provides tutoring and academic support throughout their 4 years.
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Interim Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Executive Director, Todd A Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professor of Urban Education The Ohio State University Moore began his presentation by highlighting the need to focus on racial disparities and not just socioeconomic status.
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sense of humanity has not been affirmed," and the minority tax,10 or additional responsibilities placed on minorities and the expectation that these minorities represent their otherness across an institution, among others. Moore briefly discussed the history and mission of the Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male11 at The Ohio State University, which examines and addresses issues pertaining to African American males throughout the life span.
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Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics, UConn School of Medicine Associate Dean for Health Career Opportunity Programs, UConn Health The Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health administers the Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative (HPPI) Scholars Doctors Pipeline, a continuous pipeline of programs for students in middle school through college, as well as their parents (see Figure 5-2)
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The Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program places rising college sophomores, juniors, and seniors or recent college graduates in community health centers or other organizations working with underserved populations.14 The program also requires participants to develop and present a research program related to health disparities. Of 103 participants, 31 entered medical school, 11 entered dental school, 19 entered other health professional schools (e.g., nursing, allied 14 For more information on the Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program, see https://health.uconn.edu/hcop/enrichment-programs/health-disparitiesclinical-summer-research-fellowship-program (accessed March 16, 2018)
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The Medical and Dental Preparatory Program and Summer Research Fellowship Program place undergraduates in a biomedical research lab and provide opportunities for clinical shadowing and presentation. Of 823 program participants from 1996 to 2017, 658 entered the health professions -- 349 went to medical school, 161 to dental school, 40 to graduate schools, and 109 to other health professions; 39 program graduates pursued careers not in the health professions, and 60 are still undergraduates.
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The program offers scholarships, workshops, mentoring and advising, and other resources to support students from high school through postdoctoral fellowships who wish to pursue biomedical careers. Since it was established in 1991, roughly 13,000 students, residents, and fellows have participated in the program.16 The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship is a 1-year fellowship for physicians committed to transforming health care delivery systems for vulnerable populations and is a "deliberate effort to create leaders who could create change." Fellows complete coursework leading to a master of public health or a master of public administration degree at Harvard and participate in forums and seminars with leaders in health care delivery, public policy, and minority health.17 Reede identified the following themes across the Harvard Medical School pipeline programs: continuity, consistency, collaboration, creativ 15 For more information on the Harvard Medical School Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships programs, see https://mfdp.med.harvard.edu (accessed March 2, 2018)
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Collaboration means not being territorial or competitive across different health professions, allowing students to choose the health career path they desire, and not expecting them to follow the choices made for them. This also includes collaboration across institutions to create a system to support students, not only within their individual schools and universities, but across schools as well.
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Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.,19 emphasized the need for structural interventions to even the playing field, which complement the i ndividual-focused pipeline programs. She cautioned, When we do not name those systems of structured inequity, when we do not say even the word racism, we are complicit with the widespread denial that racism continues to exist.
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Thus, he suggested that this pool of students could become competitive in health professions admission with relatively little support and additional preparation. Finally, he described the need to think more creatively about academic preparation, not restricting undergraduate students who wish to pursue health professions to science majors, and strengthening academic preparation through nonscience coursework.
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