• Front Matter R1-R20

• Executive Summary 1-22

• 1 Introduction 23-54

• 2 Reconceptualizing Admissions Policies and Practices 55-87

• 3 Costs and Financing of Health Professions Education 88-126

• 4 Accreditation and Diversity in Health Professions 127-142

• 5 Transforming the Institutional Climate to Enhance Diversity in Health Professions 143-177

• 6 Community Benefit as a Tool for Institutional Reform 178-202

• 7 Mechanisms to Garner Support for Institutional and Policy-Level Diversity Initiatives 203-212

• Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods 213-219

• Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographies 220-230

• Commissioned Papers: Contribution A: Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions: A Look at Best Practices in Admissions 231-272

• Contribution B: The Role of Public Financing in Improving Diversity in the Health Professions 273-316

• Contribution C: The Role of Accreditation in Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Health Professions 317-344

• Contribution D: Diversity Considerations in Health Professions Education 345-390

• Index 391-409

" Commissioned Papers: Contribution A: Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions: A Look at Best Practices in Admissions ." In the Nation's Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health-Care Workforce . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004 .

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