Hispanic-Serving Institutions Contributing to the Training and Diversity of the Public Health and Health Care Workforce.

Concha, Jeannie B; Umucu, Emre; Duarte-Gardea, Maria; Gonzalez, Azuri L; Solis, Guillermina R; Loya, Amanda M; O'Dell, Lara E; Mathew, Roy · Am J Public Health · 2024

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Abstract

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a Hispanic Serving and Carnegie R1 institution, serves as a pathway for socioeconomically diverse Hispanic/Latino (H/L) health profession students via equal-access strategies. The Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning data illustrates UTEP's success in graduating H/L health professionals (i.e., allied health, nursing, pharmacy, and psychology) students between 2014 and 2023. Nearly 90% of these graduates are employed in Texas one year after graduation, and 85% remain employed after 10 years. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2024;114(S6):S472-S477. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307655) [Formula: see text].

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