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7. University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
(520) 626-6214
www.medicine.arizona.edu

Total graduate enrollment 438
Hispanic graduate enrollment 46
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 11%
Total M.D. degrees earned 105
M.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 11
Percent of M.D. degrees earned 10% by Hispanics

The Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence works to increase the number of Hispanic applicants, promote careers in research and academic medicine, and provide support and mentoring from Hispanic faculty. FACES (Fostering and Achieving Cultural Equity and Sensitivity) in Health Professions is a student organization that combines a cultural understanding of health with career services, including mock interviews as well as volunteer clinical experiences in the Migrant Health Education Program, for aspiring healthcare professionals. The vision of the Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence is to be a national center for Hispanic health research, training, and clinical care, attracting the brightest and best Hispanic faculty and students.

8. East Carolina University
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
(252) 744-2202
www.ecu.edu/med

Total graduate enrollment 308
Hispanic graduate enrollment 8
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 3%
Total M.D. degrees earned 81
M.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 3
Percent of M.D. degrees earned 4% by Hispanics

For over 20 years the Brody School has met the challenges given by the state: to educate the people of North Carolina (particularly Hispanics, African Americans, and others in underrepresented groups), to provide medical care to the region, and to train physicians to care for all the citizens. With 72 members in each entering class, students have the opportunity to know their classmates and the faculty. The school offers courses in medical Spanish, and research and service opportunities address minority healthcare. In 2005, for example, three Schweitzer Fellows are conducting service projects toward the local Hispanic population. Multiculturalism is highly valued, as evidenced by vice-chairs for diversity in every department, along with an associate dean for intercultural affairs.

9. Edward Via Virginia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, VA
(540) 231-6138
www.vcom.vt.edu

Total graduate enrollment 304
Hispanic graduate enrollment 9
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 3%
Total D.O.* degrees earned N/A
D.O. degrees earned by Hispanics N/A
Percent of D.O. degrees earned N/A by Hispanics

The school seeks a diverse student body to meet the medical needs of a diverse society. The school actively recruits minority students who are underrepresented in healthcare by participating in minority recruitment events on- and off-campus. The Student National Medical Association chapter on campus works to support underrepresented minority medical students; address the needs of underserved communities; and increase the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent, and socially conscious physicians. The school has a Spanish Club and is exploring a program where students will provide translation services at a local hospital for Spanish-speaking patients. Events such as the annual Multicultural Dance Festival embrace the diversity in the student body and in the community at large.
* Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

10. Ohio State University
College of Medicine & Public Health
Columbus, OH
(614) 292-7137
http://medicine.osu.edu

Total graduate enrollment 849
Hispanic graduate enrollment 20
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 3%
Total M.D. degrees earned 197
M.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 3
Percent of M.D. degrees earned 2% by Hispanics

Because of the breadth of research and clinical activity at Ohio State, medical students enjoy vast opportunities in these areas. National Institutes of Health research funding now totals nearly $200 million. Hispanic students have the opportunity to join LANAMA (Latin American, Native American Medical Association) and are provided financial support to attend the National Hispanic Medical Association's annual conference.