Connect with the Sullivan Alliance- 09-28-2016 Students at 307 Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions represent 48 ethnicities https://t.co/6alcEytoQ8
- 09-27-2016 Thx @PhilanthropyNY @JonasCenter for including Dr. Sullivan in panel #PNYEvent Good discussion of imp issues https://t.co/Q5HNqFBZoN
- 09-27-2016 @JonasCenter @JHARTFOUND Agreed. We'd have more access to care if all pros fully participated in the care-delivery team @PhilanthropyNY
- 09-27-2016 For minorities under the age of 20, the percentage rises to 43%. For those under age 1, it is 50.4%. #PNYEvent https://t.co/LZWP9L53kY
The Sullivan Alliance seeks to strengthen the capacity and quality of the nation’s health workforce by increasing the numbers of ethnic and racial minorities within the health professions. Alliance activities focus on the intersection of health, education and health workforce.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, formed The Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions in January 2005. With operations expanding around the country and the world, the Alliance established itself as a separate 501c.3 non-profit organization in 2011.
1 in 3 Americans
is a member of a racial or ethnic minority group. For those under the age of 20, the percentage rises to 43%. For those under age 1, it is 50.4%.
U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2043
there will be no majority population in the United States. Yet, today only 8.9% of physicians, 9.5% of dentists, 10.1% of pharmacists, and 16.6% of Registered Nurses are of a racial or ethnic minority group traditionally underrepresented in the health professions.
The lack of minority health professionals
has a profound impact on access to care and quality of care - and is a major contributor to health disparities in the United States.
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