Hispanic-Serving Institutions Contributing to the Training and Diversity of the Public Health and Health Care Workforce

Am J Public Health. 2024 Jul;114(S6):S472-S477. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307655.

Abstract

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a Hispanic Serving and Carnegie R1 institution, serves as a pathway for socioeconomically diverse Hispanic/Latino (H/L) health profession students via equal-access strategies. The Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning data illustrates UTEP's success in graduating H/L health professionals (i.e., allied health, nursing, pharmacy, and psychology) students between 2014 and 2023. Nearly 90% of these graduates are employed in Texas one year after graduation, and 85% remain employed after 10 years. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S6):S472-S477. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307655) [Formula: see text].

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Health Occupations / education
  • Health Personnel / education
  • Health Workforce
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Humans
  • Public Health
  • Texas
  • Universitäten