Diversity in the Health Professions

“The Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce finds that African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and certain segments of the nation’s Asian/Pacific Islander population are not present in significant numbers. Rather, they are missing! While some outstanding physicians, dentists, and nurses are minorities, access to a health professions career remains largely separate and unequal.

We call upon leaders in the public and private sectors in our country, including key stakeholders in the health and education systems, to act on these recommendations and to solve this crisis by utilizing the strategy of inclusion in crafting solutions. It is time to correct the imbalance in our health professions. If we fail to do so, we risk catastrophe in view of the rapid demographic changes occurring in our society. We must work hard and we must dream again!”

Louis Sullivan, M.D.
Chair, Sullivan Commission on Diversity
in the Healthcare Workforce
September 2004

Spotlight on a Diversity Initiative

AspiringDocs.org is launched by the AAMC

AspiringDocs.org is part of a broad campaign the AAMC is spearheading to raise awareness about the need for more diversity in medicine and to connect students and advisors to key resources. The site offers information and advice from “the experts”, inspiring stories from medical students and doctors who have realized their dream, and the opportunity for students to share their ideas and opinions with others who are thinking about medicine.

Click here to visit our Diversity in the Health Professions main page.

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