Increasing the pool of academically oriented African-American medical and surgical oncologists
dc.contributor.author | Newman, Lisa A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Pollock, Raphael E. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Johnson-Thompson, Marian C. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-19T13:31:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-19T13:31:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-01-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Newman, Lisa A.; Pollock, Raphael E.; Johnson-Thompson, Marian C. (2003)."Increasing the pool of academically oriented African-American medical and surgical oncologists This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America. Dr. Melissa Bondy was Guest Editor for this article. The following individuals participated in Breakout Session III: Increasing the Pool of Academically Oriented African-American Medical and Surgical Oncologists, moderated by Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D.: John Arradondo, M.D., Ph.D. (Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN); Neil Clendennin, M.D., Ph.D. (Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla, CA); Zilla Eisensten, Ph.D. (Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY); Lemuel Evans, Ph.D. (Health Research Consultant, Las Vegas, NV); Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC); Lisa Newman, M.D. (Alexander J. Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Wayne State University and Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI); Raphael Pollock, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX); Richard Thorp (Medical Informatics, Centreville, MD); Estelle Cooke-Sampson, M.D. (Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC); Sandral Hullett, M.D., M.P.H. (Family Healthcare of Alabama, Eutaw, AL); and Lovell Jones, Ph.D. (University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX). ." Cancer 97(S1): 329-334. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/34372> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0008-543X | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1097-0142 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/34372 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12491497&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND In the United States, breast cancer mortality rates are significantly higher among African-American women than among women of other ethnic backgrounds. Research efforts to evaluate the socioeconomic, environmental, biologic, and genetic mechanisms explaining this disparity are needed. METHODS Data regarding patterns in the ethnic distribution of physicians and oncologists were accumulated from a review of the literature and by contacting cancer-oriented professional societies. This information was evaluated by participants in a national meeting, “Summit Meeting Evaluating Research on Breast Cancer in African American Women.” Results of the data collection and the conference discussion are summarized. RESULTS Ethnic minority specialists are underrepresented in academic medicine in general, and in the field of oncology in particular. This fact is unfortunate because ethnic minority students are more likely to express a commitment to providing care to medically underserved communities and, thus, they need to be better represented in these professions. Correcting these patterns of underrepresentation may favorably influence the design and implementation of culturally and ethnically sensitive research. CONCLUSIONS Efforts to improve the ethnic diversity of oncology specialists should begin at the level of recruiting an ethnically diverse premed and medical student population. These recruitment efforts should place an emphasis on the value of mentoring. Cancer 2003;97(1 Suppl):329–34. Published 2003 by the American Cancer Society. DOI 10.1002/cncr.11027 | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 82059 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 3118 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life and Medical Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Cancer Research, Oncology and Pathology | en_US |
dc.title | Increasing the pool of academically oriented African-American medical and surgical oncologists | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Oncology and Hematology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Public Health | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Fax: (734) 936-8771 ; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, 3308 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0932 | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Education and Biomedical Research Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12491497 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/34372/1/11027_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.11027 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Cancer | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
Files in this item
Remediation of Harmful Language
The University of Michigan Library aims to describe library materials in a way that respects the people and communities who create, use, and are represented in our collections. Report harmful or offensive language in catalog records, finding aids, or elsewhere in our collections anonymously through our metadata feedback form. More information at Remediation of Harmful Language.
Accessibility
If you are unable to use this file in its current format, please select the Contact Us link and we can modify it to make it more accessible to you.