The purpose of this research was to examine the association between participation in a community college (CC) pathway, medical school admission, and intentions to practice in underserved communities or work with minority populations. The results indicated there is both high representation of URM students and higher prevalence of intention to work with underserved communities among CC pathway participants. These findings may be of interest to those seeking to enhance diversity in the physician workforce.

Talamantes, E., Mangione, C.M., Gonzalez, K., Jimenez, A, Gonzalez, F. & Moreno, G. (2014). Community college pathways: improving the U.S. physician workforce pipeline. National Center of Biotechnology Information: [NCBI]: PubMed.gov. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000438.  Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25076199