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Documenting Latino Representation In The US Health Workforce

Affiliations
  1. Indira Ghandi Islas ([email protected]), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Washington, D.C.
  2. Erin Brantley, NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
  3. Maria Portela Martinez, George Washington University.
  4. Edward Salsberg, George Washington University.
  5. Finn Dobkin, George Washington University.
  6. Bianca K. Frogner, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
PUBLISHED:July 2023No Accesshttps://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01348

Abstract

We compared the representation of the four largest Latino subpopulation groups in the health workforce with that group’s representation in the US workforce, using 2016–20 data. Mexican Americans were the most underrepresented subpopulation in professions requiring advanced degrees. All groups were overrepresented in occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. Among recent health professions graduates, overall Latino representation has been increasing over time.

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