Constraining the Supply of Physicians: Effects on Black Physicians

Although there is still dispute about the "surplus" of physicians, federal policies have begun to constrain the number of new entrants. Black students have been especially affected by retrenchment of federal support to education and by eroding medical school commitments to equity. Such tre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Milbank quarterly 1987-01, Vol.65 (1987), p.249-269
Main Authors: Hanft, Ruth S., White, Catherine C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Aid
Black people
Black physicians
College students
Doctors
Education, Medical - economics
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - economics
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - trends
Federal aid
Financing, Government
Government services
Health professions
Humans
Implications of Selected Policy Directions
Medical education
Medical profession
Medical schools
Medical students
Minority group students
Nursing students
Physicians
Physicians - supply & distribution
Practice Patterns, Physicians
School Admission Criteria
School enrollment
Schools, Medical - supply & distribution
Student Dropouts
Student loans
Supply
Supply and demand
Training Support
United States
USA
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Although there is still dispute about the "surplus" of physicians, federal policies have begun to constrain the number of new entrants. Black students have been especially affected by retrenchment of federal support to education and by eroding medical school commitments to equity. Such trends undercut the demonstrable preference of black students to practice in geographic and specialty areas of greatest need. Better preparation for entry into medical school, and support through the long educational process, are necessary to preserve and extend the gains in both equity and health begun in the mid-1960s.
ISSN:0887-378X
DOI:10.2307/3349991