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econd Survey of Graduates of
a Tr ditionally Blac College of
edicine, wa prepared by
Davis G. Johns n, Ph.D., con­
suit nt, Sterling M. Lloyd, Jr.,
M.R.P., ssistant dean for stu­
dent If ir HUCM, nd Rus­
sell L. Miller, M.D., vice presi­
dent for health affairs Howard
University. The medical school
conducted the study to learn
more about the practice charac-.
t�ristics of its alumni, par­
ticul rly tho c of Black
physicians nd a ut ways to
Improve the university's medi­
c I program. . A similar but
more limited survey was . con­
ducted in 197 .
Current federal h Ith care
policy priorities include ad­
dressing the porblem of inade­
quo t �ealth care for poor and
mmor ity p pulati ns, the
author noted. Thcy hope to
encourage similar rc carch at
?ther medi I ch I. t help
Improve the the provi ion of
� lth care to the c popula­
tions.
The Associa tion of
American edical liege
repr ent II 127 ccrcditcd
. . medical sch 01., the 16
of nadian m dical ch 0
c demic and profes ional
ocie�ies � major teaching
ho pi als -mcludiog 74 A
medic I center, and the
si - n lion's m dical tudents.
Ac demic dicine
formerly the Journal of edica'l
Education is the oldest
English-language journal in
di 1 education. The journal
of �e �c, it carries peer­
re d articles on research in
m�cal education ,and solicited
aru on major i ues affect-
rvey report, • A ac:ade·c medicine.
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