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Increasing Minorities in Health Care
Partnerships for SuccessThe South Carolina
Perspective
Sabra C. Slaughter, PhD December 6, 2004 Embassy
Suites Hotel Columbia, South Carolina
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Why is it important to increase minority
representation in the healthcare professions?

• Diversity among health professionals is
  associated with
• Improved access to care for racial ethnic
  minorities
• Greater patient choice and satisfaction
• Better patient-provider communication
• Better educational experience for all students
  while in training.

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Current representation of minorities (African
Americans, Hispanic Americans Native Americans)
among South Carolinas practicing health
professionals.

• Dentist 6
• Physicians 6
• Pharmacists 5
• Registered Nurses 10

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South Carolina Practicing Dentists
Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004
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South Carolina Practicing Physicians
Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004
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South Carolina Practicing Pharmacists
Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004
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South Carolina Practicing Registered Nurses
Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004
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A brief historical overview of programs and
services to increase minority representation in
South Carolinas healthcare workforce
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1970sPrograms Promoting Healthcare Workforce
Diversity by Educational Level
Primary No known programs or services Secondary
No known programs or services College Pre-Hea
lth and Minority Affairs Council (HBCUs) Health
Professions School MUSC, Office of Minority
Affairs SC AHEC - Pre-Health Council -
Equity and Equal Opportunity Program
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1980sPrograms Promoting Healthcare Workforce
Diversity by Educational Level
Primary No known programs or services Secondary
Health Careers Clubs and Summer Enrichment
Programs for selected high school students
throughout South Carolina College Pre-Health
and Minority Affairs Council (HBCUs) Health
Professions School MUSC, Office of Minority
Affairs SC AHEC - Pre-Health Council -
Health Careers Opportunity Programs
(medicine and dental medicine) - Access and
Equity Program
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1990sPrograms Promoting Healthcare Workforce
Diversity by Educational Level
Primary No known programs or services Secondary
Health Careers Clubs and Summer Enrichment
Programs for selected students throughout S.
C., Blood Pressure Measurement Education Project,
and Health Information Network College Health
Careers Opportunity Programs and Pre-Health Clubs
(Benedict, Claflin, SCSU, Voorhees) and SC
AHEC Piloted Health Career Club Alumni
Associations (Benedict, Lander, SCSU, USC
Columbia, and Spartanburg) Health Professions
School MUSC, Clemson USC Programs -
Access and Equity Programs - College of
Health Professions/Claflin Joint Degree
Program - Health Careers Opportunity
Programs (HCOP) - Health Professions
Partnership Initiative (HPPI) - Health
Administration Traineeship (PIE) - LAUNCH
LPN, BSN Programs, Community Incentive for
Diversity (CID) - Post baccalaureate
Reapplication Education Program (PREP)
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2000sPrograms Promoting Healthcare Workforce
Diversity by Educational Level

• Primary No known programs or services
• Secondary Health Careers Clubs and Summer
  Enrichment Programs for selected students
  throughout S. C., Higher Education Awareness
  Program (HEAP)
• College Health Careers Opportunity Programs,
  Pre-Health Clubs, Minority Access to Research
  Careers, Biomedical Research Support Program,
  Minority Science Education Improvement
  Program,S.C. Alliance for Minority
  Participation, Partners in Wellness, HBCU Summer
  Institute, Project EXPORT (Benedict, Claflin,
  SCSU, Voorhees)
• Health Professions School MUSC, Clemson USC
  Programs
• - Access and Equity Programs
• - Health Professions Partnership
  Initiative (HPPI)
• - Post baccalaureate Reapplication
  Education Program
• - CID, PIE, Research Program for Minority
  Students
• - Partners in Wellness
• - HBCU Summer Institute
• - Project EXPORT

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Change in underrepresented minority health
professionals between 1990 and 2004

• 1990 2004
• Dentists 5 6
• Physicians 3 6
• Pharmacists 3 5
• Registered Nurses 8 10

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Questions . . .

• Why has minority representation in the health
  professions increased so gradually?
• Are existing programs sufficient to make a
  significant impact?
• Where are there opportunities for improvement?

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Addendum Slides

• Due to time constraints, the following slides
  were not covered during the presentation, but are
  provided for your information.

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South Carolina Practicing Occupational Therapists

Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004 Stats were not available for 1990
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South Carolina Practicing Physical Therapists
Source SC Budget Control Board - Spring 1990,
1997, 2004
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Percentage of Increase/Decrease 1990 vs. 2004
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Health Disparities Projects

• Currently, MUSC is conducting 85 projects related
  to health disparities totaling over 17 Million
  in grant funds.
• Many of these projects are able to provide funds
  to support minority students at the high school,
  undergraduate, professional school levels, and
  junior faculty members.

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