Table 1.

Differences in Personal Experiences with Health Care Disparities and Diverse Populations Between Underrepresented Minorities and Non-Underrrepresented Minorities‡ (N = 211)

Combined entering classes 2007 and 2008	URM (N = 45)	Non-URM			P value
		Overall (N = 166)	Asian (N = 44)	Non-Asian (N = 122)
Report of personal experience with health care disparities* (n; %)	15 (33%)	42 (25%)	12 (27%)	30 (25%)	0.29
Report of lots of experience with racially and ethnically diverse populations† (n; %)	23(51%)	54 (33%)	18 (41%)	36 (30%)	0.02
Report of lots of experience with socioeconomically diverse populations† (n; %)	24 (53%)	50 (30%)	13 (30%)	37 (30%)	0.004

*Yes or No in response to: Have you or someone you know experienced a health or health care disparity?

†On a scale of no experience, little experience, some experience or lots of experience

‡URM = Under-Represented Minority as defined by the American Association of Medical Colleges as Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Mexican American, Mainland Puerto Rican