Title An American crisis : the growing absence of black men in medicine and science : proceedings of a joint workshop / Cato T. Laurencin, rapporteur ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Published Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvi, 154 pages)) : illustrations Contents Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- Keynote presentations -- Exploring the challenges and barriers for black men along the life trajectory -- Exploring the challenges and barriers for black men along the educational trajectory -- Current innovative and exploratory strategies to support entry into science and medicine for black men -- Reflections on meeting day 1 -- Accountability in medicine : what can medical schools do to address the crisis? -- Financial barriers to medical education -- Approaches from philanthropy -- Approaches from government -- Reflections on the workshop and final thoughts -- Appendixes Summary Black men are increasingly underrepresented in medical schools and in the medical profession. A diverse workforce is a key attribute of quality healthcare and research suggests that a diverse workforce may help to advance cultural competency and increase access to high-quality health care, especially for underserved populations. Conversely, lack of diversity in the health workforce threatens health care quality and access and contributes to health disparities. In this way, the growing absence of Black men in medicine is especially troubling, because their absence in medicine may have adverse consequences for health care access, quality, and outcomes among Black Americans and Americans overall. To better understand the factors that contribute to the low participation of Black men in the medical profession, facilitate discussion of current strategies used to increase their participation in medical education, and explore new strategies along the educational and professional pipeline that may have potential to increase participation in medicine, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Cobb Institute jointly convened a 2-day workshop in November 2017, in Washington, DC. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes This activity was supported by the Aetna Foundation (Contract 10003873), Burroughs Wellcome Fund (Contract 10003742), W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute (unnumbered), The Kavli Foundation (10003589), National Academy of Medicine (unnumbered), National Institutes of Health (unnumbered), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Contract 10003809). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 28, 2018) Subject African Americans in medicine -- United States -- Congresses African American scientists -- United States -- Congresses African American men -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Congresses Medical colleges -- United States -- Admission -- Congresses African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Congresses African Americans. National health services. Medical personnel. Men. Black or African American Health Services Education, Professional -- trends Health Occupations Health Personnel Health Workforce Men State Medicine African American. men (male humans) HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference. MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine. MEDICAL -- Atlases. MEDICAL -- Essays. MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Osteopathy. National health services Men Medical personnel African Americans African American men -- Education (Higher) African American scientists African Americans -- Education (Higher) African Americans in medicine Medical colleges -- Admission SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body. W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, sponsoring body. Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: an American Crisis (Workshop) (2017 : Washington, D.C.) ISBN 9780309476904 0309476909 9780309476935 0309476933

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