PubMed · 563030
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J H Ciesla. 1977. Nursing practice acts.. https://doi.org/10.1177/216507997702501002
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Key elements of a successful personnel management program created within a new multihospital system are presented, along with the difficulties and opportunities accompanying the changeover.
The dream of high-quality health care for the Navajo began in Ganado, AZ, some 70 years ago. Now it has gone a step further through the work of the only hospital and clinic system in the United States that is owned and operated by American Indians.
Over an eight-year period, 707 students from minority groups or with economically disadvantaged backgrounds were selected from junior and senior-high-school classes throughout the state of Arizona and admitted to a Med Start program emphasizing careers in the health professions. The program featured recruitment into clubs, training in leadership, counseling by other minority students, work experience and specialized courses in English, mathematics and basic biologic sciences. Attrition was remarkably low. At the time of follow-up study, 369 of these students had sought further education beyond high school, and 220 of this group had enrolled in or completed health-education programs. Although obviously not a controlled experiment, this experience suggests that the pool of minority and economically disadvantaged applicants for careers in the health professions can be enlarged.