http://latinainstitute.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/latino-college-enrollment-at-record-levels/ Salud. Dignidad. Justicia. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://latinainstitute.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/latino-college-enrollment-at-record-levels/#comment-5103 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:46:21 +0000 http://latinainstitute.wordpress.com/?p=1161#comment-5103 Here’s hoping the the boom in college enrollment will allow for more Hispanic/Latino youth to pursue their dreams and follow a path into their chosen profession. I am enrolled in a cultural competency course and we have been having discussions about health disparities and how to overcome them. Among other ideas, it is important when dealing with culturally diverse populations to have language concordant and culturally competent care providers. In a variety of research it has been stated that when people have an opportunity to be seen by those that they can identify with and clearly communicate, that they feel a higher satisfaction in the care that they receive.
It is my greatest hope that people from all walks of life can have an opportunity to pursue their dreams and to not have to forgo school because they don’t have the resources to do so. I think creating an opportunity for members of minority groups who have a desire to do so, to pursue an education in healthcare would powerfully and positively impact the state of health disparities among those persons most deeply impacted by them.

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