Did you know?
Hispanics make up 16.3% of the U.S. population.
But only 6.4% of medical school students.
Healthcare Workforce
The National Hispanic Health Foundation in collaboration with the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation convened a historic meeting in 2009 to discuss the Public Health Service Act Title VII programs with respect to diversity in health professions education. Participants were charged with developing consensus policy recommendations geared toward increasing diversity in the health professions through improved administration of Title VII funds. Recommendations address pre-medical education, medical education, health professions data collection and federal policies.
Leaders :
Jo Ivey Boufford, MD
President, New York Academy of Medicine
Carolyn B. Britton, MD, MS
President, National Medical Association
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gary Butts, MD
Associate Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs
Director, Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Laura Castillo-Page, PhD
Director of Research Diversity Policy and Programs, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Virginia Davis Floyd, MD, MPH
Associate Professor Clinical Community Health and Preventative Medicine, Moorehouse University School of Medicine
Dale P. Dirks
President, Health and Medicine Counsel of Washington
Katherine Flores, MD
Director, UCSF-Fresno Center for Medical Research, California Area Health Education Center & Health Education Training Center
Ana Garcia, MPA
Senior Policy Associate, The New York Academy of Medicine
Jorge Alberto Girotti, PhD
Associate Dean and Director Special Curricular Programs, Director Medical College Admissions, Director Hispanic Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rene A. Gonzalez
Executive Director of Student Services, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Gerald Hill, MD (invited)
President, Association of American Indian Physicians
Jean Moore, MS
Director, The Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
Fernando Mendoza, MD, MPH
Associate Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine
Raymond Morales, MD/PhD Candidate
Co-President, Midwest Regional Board Latino Medical Student Organization, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Marc Nivet, EdD
Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President, National Hispanic Health Foundation, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
Maria. L. Soto-Greene, MD
President, Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc., Professor and Vice Dean UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Hal Strelnick, MD
Principal Investigator, Hispanic Center for Excellence, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University
Ciro Sumaya, MD, MPHTM
Chairman, National Hispanic Medical Association, Dean, Texas A&M University Health Science Center School for Rural Public Health
Wilma Sykes-Brown, MA
President, National Association of Medical Minority Educators Inc., Assistant Dean, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
George E. Thibault, MD
President, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Joan Weiss
Director, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Diversity and Interdisciplinary Education
Beverly Williams, MS, JD
Secretary and Counsel for Diversity in Health Professions, Deputy Director, Center of Excellence for Diversity in Health Education and Research, Univsersity of Pennsylvania Medical School
Jacqueline R. Wynn, MPH
Associate Director, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill