KUSM named 'Top 10 school for Hispanics'
Recruitment, service for underserved patients help school rank sixth on list
Hispanic Business magazine, one of the leading Hispanic magazines in the country, has named the KU School of Medicine to its "Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics." The KU School of Medicine ranked sixth.
The magazine cited the school's extensive efforts to reach out to Hispanics in recruitment, support and service.
"The Office of Cultural Enhancement and Diversity assists in recruiting a diverse student body, training culturally and clinically skilled physicians, improving access to healthcare for underserved and special patient populations and supporting recruitment of a diverse faculty," the magazine reported in its September issue.
Hispanic Business also noted the School of Medicine sought and received nearly $12 million in grants to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students and faculty at the school in the next three years.
"It is an honor to be listed, especially among universities in the Southwestern United States that have significantly larger Hispanic populations to draw from," said Patricia A. Thomas, associate dean for cultural enhancement and diversity.
Thomas said the KU Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health have developed programs to enhance the diversity of faculty as well.
The rating is the latest in a string of nods to KU for its work in helping Hispanic students and faculty succeed.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine selected KU in its 2003 Publisher's Picks list of colleges and universities that do a "fine job recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students."
The magazine also has named the KU School of Law to its list of the top 100 Hispanic-friendly law schools in the nation.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine selected KU for its 2004 Publisher's Picks list of colleges and universities that have a solid record of "recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students."
The magazine also named the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications to its list of top 25 university programs granting the most bachelor's degrees in journalism and mass communications to Hispanics.
This year, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine named KU 17th in the nation for the number of doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanic students. This spring, U.S. News and World Report named the KU School of Law to its list of "most diverse" law schools.
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