title: A medical school fellowship program for minority high school students.
abstract: The effectiveness of a research program for minority high school students was evaluated. The program, supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, was begun in 1982; during the subsequent five years, there were 59 applicants and 38 participants in the program. Of the responding 20 participants, 12 were pursuing careers in science and medicine, and half of the 16 respondents with career plans reported that the program had influenced their career decisions. Overall and in each year, black male students were underrepresented in both the applicant pool and the participants as compared with the metropolitan high school population.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Acker
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002321:Career Choice; D004501:Education, Medical; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States