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Phillips'91 by Nil® Friday, April 19,1991 State & Local The It's a positive attitude' College of Medicine leads in minority recruitments ty Julie Myers The Battalion While underrepresentation of minority groups in the health professions continues to be a se rious problem, Texas A&M's College of Medicine leads the South in minority recruitment. The Southern Regional Educa tion Board's Health and Human Services Advisory Commission in Atlanta has identified mi nority recruitment and retention as one of the top priorities for SREB attention. The SREB, which includes 15 states in the southern and south eastern United States, conducts surveys and compiles informa tion in areas that interest the board. A&M's enrollment of minority students has averaged between 13 and 14.4 percent since 1987. The college's retention rate for minority students is 97 percent. This year's enrollment of 193 stu dents includes six black students and 20 Hispanics, about 13.4 percent. Filo Maldonado, project direc tor of the college's minority pro grams, attributes A&M's success to its concentrated recruitment efforts and special programs such as Bridge to Medicine. In attempting to address the problem, the SREB scrutinizes medical schools in its region that continue to enroll above average numbers of black, Hispanic and native American students. Hugo Rodriguez Tolentino, a second year medical student from Harlingen, said A&M, more than other universities, has made a commitment to reten tion. "This surprised me because A&M is very conservative," To lentino said. "I can tell by the numbers that A&M is committed to minority recruitment and re tention, but I also can tell by the feeling I get here. It's a positive attitude." Tolentino attended Yale as an undergraduate and applied at several Texas medical schools. "When someone applies to medical school, they look at the schools that are committed to things they feel strongly about," Tolentino said. Data provided by the Associa tion of American Medical Col leges indicate the college's en rollment of black and Hispanic student last year was signifi cantly higher than the average recorded by the 45 allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in the region. David R. Denton, director of Health and Human Services pro grams for SREB, visited College Station in November to learn more about the college's success in minority medical student re cruitment and retention. "By identifying factors and strategies that have contributed to that success, we hope to be able to develop recommenda tions to help the states in the re gion improve minority partici- Give your Collegiate Life a Successful Edge. Win a Macintosh Computer! Gi0 'Em/ You could win a Macintosh computer, Panasonic or Teac CD player, or other great prizes!! Entry forms available at Commons, Duncan or Sbisa Dining Centers. Contest begins April 18, 1991 & ends April 29, 1991 Names will be drawn April 30,1991 For more information, see official rules posted at Commons, Duncan & Sbisa Dining Centers. Contest sponsored by Department of Food Services & Washington State Apple Commission. pation in all areas of health professions education," Denton said. "We plan to produce a re port that mil include case stud ies on each of the schools we vis it." , Maldonado said he would like to see the College of Medi cine enroll about 20 percent mi nority students. The school's administration makes maximum effort to sup port minority students and cre ate an atmosphere in which the students can succeed, Maldo nado said. Tolentino said minorities in medicine urgently are needed for many reasons. "My mother prefers to go to a Spanish-speaking doctor," To lentino said. "And many people in my community do not speak any English at all. It's vital to have Hispanic doctors." Census figures which show large increases in minority pop ulations also strengthen the need for minority health care workers. "All Hispanic students I know want to return home to practi ce," Tolentino said. "When we finish our medical education, it will be time to go back to El Paso, Del Rio, and the Rio Grande Val ley." Minority medical students also want to be role models and good representatives of their schools. "I want the same opportunity to do for the College of Medicine See A&M/Page 8 DARRIN HILL/The Battalion H20 is OK Bridgette Henniger, a sophomore politcal science ma- shaped fountain in front of the Chemistry Building jor from San Antonio, dips her feet into the H20- Thursday while enjoying the sunny weather. Bill provides student lobby By Mike Luman The Battalion Students at Texas universities might pay a new $1 a semester fee beginning this fall to fund a P ermanent higher education >bby group in Austin. The Texas House is expected to approve a bill next week that will establish the fee and autho rize a student lobby base of oper ations near the state Capitol. Ty Clevenger, chairman of the Texas Council of Student Body Presidents and author of the bill, said students are not well-rep- resented in the state Legislature. Student leaders need to con solidate lobbying efforts in Aus tin, Clevenger said. Because students must attend classes, the lobbying headquar ters will be staffed by non-stu dent employees, he said. "There's a bill everyday in the House that affects our educa tion," Clevenger said. "There's no way we can cover all the bases." See Fee/Page 4 (0 b S« S N OH O 0. End of School Pizza Blow-Out!! ON CAMPUS SPECIAL Medium Pepperoni Pizza only $5.49 p ' ,,5,a '‘ Additional medium pepperoni pizzas only $3.00 each. Order as many as you like. Special valid only on campus. Not valid with any other offer. Expires 5/31/91. Price does not include sales tax. 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