Ricketts Thomas C, Gaul Katie
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7590, USA.
N C Med J. 2004 Nov-Dec;65(6):381-4.
This overview has pointed to a continuing racial and ethnic imbalance in the health professions that applies to North Carolina as well as the nation. Great strides have been made early in the development of programs to enhance racial and ethnic representation, but they have generally reached a plateau in terms of growth and progress. Resistance to affirmative action programs and subsequent uncertainty over their legal standing can be cited as one factor thwarting progress, but that issue has been resolved and schools, professions, and the North Carolina General Assembly can move forward with a clear understanding of how to proceed. A full generation has matured with the benefit of positive emphasis on increasing the proportion of minorities in the health professions. The coming generations must build and expand on the programs and initiatives that brought the nation and the state to where we are now. But these goals must be re-stated, and intensified efforts are required if any reasonable parity in representation of minorities among the health professions is to be achieved.
本概述指出，在医疗行业中，种族和民族不平衡问题在北卡罗来纳州乃至整个美国持续存在。在促进种族和民族代表性的项目发展初期已经取得了巨大进展，但就增长和进步而言，这些进展总体上已趋于平稳。对平权行动项目的抵制以及随后其法律地位的不确定性可被视为阻碍进展的一个因素，但该问题已得到解决，学校、专业领域以及北卡罗来纳州议会能够在清楚了解如何推进的情况下继续前行。受益于对增加少数族裔在医疗行业中所占比例的积极重视，整整一代人已经成熟起来。未来几代人必须在那些使国家和本州达到当前状况的项目和倡议的基础上进行建设和拓展。但是必须重申这些目标，如果要在医疗行业中实现少数族裔代表性的任何合理平等，就需要加大努力。
