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Related Resources
Campaign brochure
(PDF, 2 pages)
Student brochure
(PDF, 5 pages)
Changing the Face of Medicine
Medscape video editorial by AAMC President Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. (requires free registration)
"Challenge number 1 is to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of the medical profession."—From The Work Ahead, by former AAMC President, Jordan J. Cohen, M.D.
For more information, contact:
Amy Addams
Campaign Coordinator
aaddams@aamc.org
202-828-0531
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An AAMC Campaign to Increase Diversity in Medicine
The faces of our nation's physicians and medical scientists do not reflect our increasingly diverse country. While racial and ethnic minorities make up 25 percent of the United States population, only 12 percent of students graduating from our nation's medical schools are from these groups.
To provide more culturally competent care and improve access to health care, the AAMC is launching an aggressive, research-based outreach campaign to raise awareness of the critical need for more diversity in medicine and to encourage well-prepared African-American, Latino/a and Native American students to apply to and enroll in medical school.
AAMC Launches AspiringDocs.org Video Contest
The AAMC has launched an online video contest to give college students a chance to turn their dream of becoming a doctor into $1,000 toward medical school application costs. Learn more >>
Spread the Word
We need your help to spread the word about AspiringDocs.org and the importance
of increasing diversity in medicine. The following resources are designed to help your institution or organization join the campaign:
AspiringDocs.org Toolkit
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The AspiringDocs.org Toolkit offers ideas, tools, and resources to help you incorporate the AspiringDocs campaign into your minority student outreach and recruitment efforts.
We've created fact sheets, print ads, and other promotional materials to get you started. |
AspiringDocs.org Advertising
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We invite you to advertise AspiringDocs.org in print and on your institution's Web site.
Print ads: The AspiringDocs.org Toolkit includes guidelines and materials you can use to produce effective ads.
Web ads: Choose from a selection of logos and banner ads, or create a text link to AspiringDocs.org. |
Share an Inspiration
The campaign features real-life stories of minority physicians and medical students who have achieved or are achieving their dreams of becoming doctors. What barriers stood in their way, and how did they overcome them? These individuals and their stories are featured on the campaign's Web site.
Nominate someone today! (Word, 2 pages)
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