29.036 - Building the Latino Pipeline for Medical Careers: The Hispanic Center of Excellence Experience

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The goal of this symposium is to describe the pipeline programs offered by the Hispanic Center of Excellence at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. The Center has become an important resource to the state of Illinois in terms of developing the next generation of Latino health professionals. While Latinos comprise over 16% of the state population—and 22% of K-12 students—they only represent 4% of the state’s physicians and even less in other health professions. Presenters will discuss programmatic strategies, outcomes, barriers and lessons learned for initiatives that span high school to medical students. The topic of this symposium is consistent with the theme of the AERA annual meeting: “Achieving the Promise of Equal Educational Opportunity.”

Sub Unit

• Division I - Education in the Professions

Chair

• Jorge Girotti, UIC College of Medicine

Papers

• The Medicina Academy Apprentices Program - Kendy Olaguez, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Science and Health Immersion Program - Natalia Suarez-Montero, University of Illinois at Chicago

• The Medicina Scholars Program - Alicia J Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Chicago

• The Medicina Fellows Program - Juan Pablo Mosqueda, University of Illinois at Chicago

Discussant

• Ilene B. Harris, University of Illinois at Chicago