Diversity in health care is important for many reasons, among them the need to provide better care to racial and ethnic minorities who currently do not receive the same standard of care. These links can help you better understand the need for diversity in the health care professions. You can also find out more in ExploreHealthCareer.org’s Diversity Matters section.

• Achieving the Dream
• Aetna Diversity Calendars 
• African Americans in the Sciences
• African American Science & Technology 
• American Assembly for Men in Nursing
• American Indian College Fund
• American Indian Graduate Center
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• American Indians and Alaska Natives in Health Careers
• Aspira 
• Association of American Colleges and Universities – Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
• Association of American Indian Physicians
• Association of Native American Medical Students
• Catalyst 
• Diversity Inc.
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• Healthcare Equality Index
• Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
• Hispanic Dental Association
• Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools 
• Historically Black Schools, Colleges and Universities
• Latino Medical Student Association 
• The Leadership Alliance
• LGBT Caucus of Public Health Workers
• MinorityNurse.com
• MomMD
• National Dental Association
• National Hispanic Medical Association 
• National Society for Nontraditional Premedical and Medical Students
• Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services 
• Pathways into Health
• Pipeline, Profession & Practice – Community-Based Dental Education
• Society of American Indian Dentistry
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
• Student National Dental Association
• Student National Medical Association
• Student National Pharmaceutical Association
• The Sullivan Alliance
• Tour for Diversity in Medicine
• United Negro College Fund, Inc. 
• Venture Scholars Program