... number AfricanAmericans and Latinos admitted to medical schools.7 In 1994, for instance, 1,384African American and 1,150 Latino students were accepted to American medicalcolleges, according to ... federal financial assistance and many of whom use race or ethnicity as a factor in admis-sions, have a vested interest in the affirmative action debate.96THE RIGHT THING TO DO, THE SMART THING ... dis-parities, including: 1) enhancing access to health insurance; 2) addressing nu-merous gaps in research; 3) educating and training culturally proficient healthcare practitioners; 4) educating and...