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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Prof Nurs. 2017 Nov 14;34(4):239–244. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.11.009

Table 1. UU HEALTH Strategies to Improve Student and Healthcare Workforce Diversity.

Component Strategies
University Practices
  • Created Executive Council to engage university and AHC leaders in UU HEALTH planning and implementation

  • Added mission-based health care to UC 2019 goals and principles and defined URM enrollment goals for AHC colleges

  • Incorporated holistic review into three of the AHC admissions processes

  • Created diversity dashboard to monitor effectiveness of diversity practices

Outreach and college and career preparedness among High School Students
  • Conducted focus groups of AHC's URE students to obtain feedback on recruitment/retention practices

  • Developed social media campaign targeting URE high school students

  • Collaborated with secondary schools and community partners to expand and strengthen pipeline programs

Community and Health System Engagement
  • Created Community Advisory Board to guide outreach to healthcare systems

  • Developed a template for expanded health workforce data collection that was adopted by the healthcare systems

  • Collaborated with healthcare systems to develop strategies for sharing and expanding diversity practices and collaborating with academic and community groups increase student diversity and reduce health disparities