Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2013 Mar;103(3):412-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300726. Epub 2012 Aug 16.
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to be overlooked as a resource to address health care workforce shortages and growing needs for a diverse health workforce, despite our commitment as a nation to health equity and eliminating health disparities. Health workforce graduation rates help illuminate the roles of institutions of higher education in meeting workforce needs. Effective approaches to eliminating disparities invest and leverage resources that address our health workforce and diversity deficits. We must recognize HBCUs as a valuable resource for educating underrepresented groups as health professionals. Increasing resources and enhancing support for building the capacity of HBCUs to produce health professionals is vital to addressing disparities and achieving health equity for our nation.
历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）作为解决医疗保健劳动力短缺和对多元化医疗保健劳动力日益增长需求的资源，仍然被忽视，尽管我们作为一个国家致力于实现健康公平和消除健康差距。医疗保健劳动力毕业率有助于阐明高等教育机构在满足劳动力需求方面的作用。消除差异的有效方法是投资和利用资源，以解决我们的医疗保健劳动力和多样性不足的问题。我们必须认识到 HBCUs 是教育代表性不足的群体成为医疗保健专业人员的宝贵资源。增加资源并加强对 HBCUs 建设能力的支持，对于解决差距和实现我们国家的健康公平至关重要。
