The community college path to medicine: an untapped resource to diversify and improve the future physician workforce
Future steps include targeted outreach to additional community colleges and ongoing evaluations of educational outcomes and student experiences to refine and enhance program effectiveness. By addressing these gaps, CMSP aims to create a more equitable pathway into medicine that aligns with California's health care needs and workforce diversity goals.
Authors
- Emy Lopez Phillips
- Daniel H. Teraguchi
- J. Bailey
- C. B. GREEN
- Kenny Banh
- Kaitlin Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-9991)
- Sos Nazaryan
- Ramón Hernandez
- Teresa Cofield
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Pathways Behavioral Services (US)
- Community Partners (US)
- California State University, Fresno (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- California Community Colleges System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvaf095
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00