Treviño F M
American Public Health Association, Washington, DC 20005.
J Allied Health. 1994 Spring;23(2):65-77.
Hispanics are the country's second largest and fastest growing minority group. This investigation was conducted to review the preprofessional educational experience of Hispanics as well as their representation in the nation's schools of health professions. Findings revealed that Hispanics are the most undereducated major segment of the US population. The majority of all young Hispanics (60% to 75%) do not attend college at all and of those who do attend, less than 10% graduate. Deliberate policy decisions and a concerted national effort to recruit and train minority students in the health professions has resulted in a significant increase in the number of minority health professionals practicing in our country. However, available data clearly point to an underrepresentation of Hispanics in most of the health professions.
西班牙裔是美国第二大且增长最快的少数族裔群体。本次调查旨在回顾西班牙裔在进入专业学习前的教育经历以及他们在美国卫生专业院校中的占比情况。研究结果显示，西班牙裔是美国人口中受教育程度最低的主要群体。所有西班牙裔青年中，大部分（60%至75%）根本没有上过大学，而在那些上过大学的人中，毕业率不到10%。通过深思熟虑的政策决策以及全国上下齐心协力招募和培养卫生专业的少数族裔学生，我国执业的少数族裔卫生专业人员数量大幅增加。然而，现有数据清楚地表明，西班牙裔在大多数卫生专业中所占比例偏低。
