The Dental Pipeline Program&amp;apos;s Impact on Access Disparities and Student Diversity

Formicola, Allan J.; Bailit, Howard L.; D’Abreu, Kim C.; Stavisky, Judith; Bau, Ignatius; Zamora, George; Treadwell, Henrie M.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0166

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“…Similarly, within dentistry, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and California Endowment provided funding for a large-scale dental pipeline initiative in 2002, which resulted in a 77% increase in URM applicants and a 27% increase in URM enrollees (Andersen et al, 2009). Although a number of environmental scans and pipeline program evaluations have examined the impact of diversity initiatives in medicine and dentistry, no studies to date have undertaken similar evaluations of aggregate diversity initiatives in nursing (Terrell & Beaudreau, 2003; Formicola et al, 2009). …”

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Measuring success: Results from a national survey of recruitment and retention initiatives in the nursing workforce

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify common components of diversity pipeline programs across a national sample of nursing institutions and determine what effect these programs have on increasing underrepresented minority enrollment and graduation. Design Linked data from an electronic survey conducted November 2012 to March 2013 and American Association of Colleges of Nursing baccalaureate graduation and enrollment data (2008 and 2012). Participants Academic and administrative staff of 164 nursing schools in 26 states, including Puerto Rico in the United States. Methods Chi-square statistics were used to (1) describe organizational features of nursing diversity pipeline programs and (2) determine significant trends in underrepresented minorities’ graduation and enrollment between nursing schools with and without diversity pipeline programs Results Twenty percent (n = 33) of surveyed nursing schools reported a structured diversity pipeline program. The most frequent program measures associated with pipeline programs included mentorship, academic, and psychosocial support. Asian, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander nursing student enrollment increased between 2008 and 2012. Hispanic/Latino graduation rates increased (7.9%–10.4%, p = .001), but they decreased among Black (6.8%–5.0%, p = .004) and Native American/Pacific Islander students (2.1 %–0.3%, p ≥ .001). Conclusions Nursing diversity pipeline programs are associated with increases in nursing school enrollment and graduation for some, although not all, minority students. Future initiatives should build on current trends while creating targeted strategies to reverse downward graduation trends among Black, Native American, and Pacific Island nursing students.

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“…The success of the Pipeline program has been previously reported. [4][5][6] The service provided by senior dental students in community clinics, cultural competence, and public health instruction increased at all of the ifteen participating schools. Additionally, recruitment and enrichment efforts resulted in a signiicant increase in the number of URM students enrolled in most of the Pipeline schools.…”

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“…Additionally, recruitment and enrichment efforts resulted in a signiicant increase in the number of URM students enrolled in most of the Pipeline schools. 6 Table 1 is a summary of the distribution of ADEA/WKKF ADC grant funding to students at participating Pipeline schools. Grant funds were awarded to dental students in the form of scholarships or loans ranging from $2,500 to $20,000.…”

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ADEA/WKKF Access to Dental Careers Program: Supporting a Dental Pipeline Concept and Program

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Valachovic

Weaver

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Journal of Dental Education

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In 2001, funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) provided the resources necessary for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) to lend its support to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community‐Based Dental Education program. Through the $1.1 million WKKF grant, ADEA was able to provide grants to eleven of the Pipeline schools. The awards were known as the ADEA/WKKF Access to Dental Careers grants. Each school received $100,000 during the four‐year grant period. The grant funds were used for direct educational support only to underrepresented minority and low‐income students. ADEA provided administrative support for distribution of funds to the schools and for reporting to the foundation. The grants provided educational support funding to underrepresented minority and low‐income students as an added value to the recruitment component of the Pipeline program. A total of 226 awards were made during the four‐year grant period. The average grant award was $4,867.25.

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“…Aside from developing new workforce members, other system‐wide strategies are possible. For example, the most well‐known strategies to improve distribution of the existing oral health workforce into underserved areas are federal and state‐funded loan repayment programs (34), and the Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community‐Based Dental Education project (35). Expanding programs known to be effective in attracting providers to underserved communities, as well as developing innovations and incentives that increase the number of dental providers practicing in these communities, are complementary ways to improve distribution.…”

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Oral health disparities and the workforce: a framework to guide innovation

Hilton

Lester

2010

J Public Health Dent

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The Dental Pipeline Program's Impact on Access Disparities and Student Diversity

Cited by 53 publications

References 11 publications

Measuring success: Results from a national survey of recruitment and retention initiatives in the nursing workforce

Measuring success: Results from a national survey of recruitment and retention initiatives in the nursing workforce

ADEA/WKKF Access to Dental Careers Program: Supporting a Dental Pipeline Concept and Program

Oral health disparities and the workforce: a framework to guide innovation

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