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Racial Inequalities in Health Care: Affirmative Action Programs in Medical Education and Residency Training Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2021

Jason F. Arnold
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Abstract

This article argues that because racial inequalities are embedded in American society, as well as in medicine, more evidence-based investigation of the effects and implications of affirmative action is needed. Residency training programs should also seek ways to recruit medical students from underrepresented groups and to create effective mentorship programs.

Keywords

DiversityMedical EducationAffirmative ActionSocial JusticeHealth Law and Policy
Type
Symposium Articles
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 49 , Issue 2: Race and Ethnicity in 21st Century Health Care , Summer 2021 , pp. 206 - 210
Copyright
© 2021 The Author(s)

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