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Title: The Educational Pipeline for Health Care Professionals

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: The underrepresentation of blacks in the healthcare professions may havedirect implications for the health outcomes of minority patients, underscoringthe importance of understanding movement through the educationalpipeline into professional healthcare careers by race. We jointly model individualspostsecondary decisions including enrollment, college type, degreecompletion, and choosing a healthcare occupation requiring an advanceddegree. We estimate the parameters of the model with maximumlikelihood using data from the NLS-72. Our results emphasize the importanceof pre-collegiate factors and of jointly examining the full chain ofeducational decisions in understanding the sources of racial disparities inprofessional healthcare occupations.

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Authors: Williams, Ishan; Stern, Steven N.; Turner, Sarah; Hinton, Ivora; Merwin, Elizabeth; Howell, Jessica

Periodical (Full): The Journal of human resources

Issue: 1

Volume: 45

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Health, Race and Ethnicity

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