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【社会人文】华盛顿邮报报道: 过去二十年, 移民
[Jun 01, 2007]
U.S. medical schools in the last two decades have "seen a huge influx" of students who are first- and second-generation immigrants, the Washington Post reports.
According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, the percentage of medical school graduates who consider themselves white -- which includes a moderate number of ethnic Persians whose families left Iran during the 1979 revolution and a smaller number of individuals whose families more recently left Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union -- has decreased from 85% in 1980 to 64% in 2004. During the same period, the percentage of medical school graduates from Asian backgrounds increased from 3% to 20%, with Indians and Chinese the two largest subgroups, and the percentage of graduates who are black -- which includes an undetermined number of individuals whose families recently left Africa, many from Nigeria and Ghana -- also increased.
Milford Foxwell, a physician and dean of admissions at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, estimated that almost half of black students at the school have recent ties with Africa. "We are seeing more and more kids of foreign-born parents, especially in the last eight to 10 years," Foxwell said.
The issue is a "touchy subject in the black medical community," the Post reports. Albert Morris, a diagnostic radiologist and president of the largely black National Medical Association, said that some black medical students have told him "people were coming in and getting slots that they thought should be going to African-Americans." However, Morris added, "We are happy to see doctors who are ready to treat minority populations, no matter their nationality."
Impact on Practice of Medicine?
Whether the changes in the population of medical school students will affect the practice of medicine in the U.S. remains uncertain, but some evidence indicates that a "diverse student body may be more attuned to disparities in medical care than a homogeneous one," the Post reports. For example, a 2004 study found that Asian, black and Hispanic medical school students were more likely than white students to believe that the U.S. health care system often "treats people unfairly" based on race, ethnicity, health insurance status, income or ability to speak English (Brown, Washington Post, 6/1). 本人已认领该文编译，48小时后若未提交译文，请其他战友自由认领。 U.S. Medical Schools See Large Influx of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants
[Jun 01, 2007]
第一代和第二代移民大量涌入美国医学院校[2007年6月1日]
U.S. medical schools in the last two decades have "seen a huge influx" of students who are first- and second-generation immigrants, the Washington Post reports.
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，在过去的二十年间，来自于第一代和第二代移民的学生大量涌入美国的医学院校。
According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, the percentage of medical school graduates who consider themselves white -- which includes a moderate number of ethnic Persians whose families left Iran during the 1979 revolution and a smaller number of individuals whose families more recently left Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union -- has decreased from 85% in 1980 to 64% in 2004.
根据全美医学院校联合会的统计数据，医学院校毕业生中自认为是白人的学生的比例已从1980年的85%下降到了2004年的64%，这其中包括中等数量的来自于1979年革命期间离开伊朗的波斯族人家庭的学生和少数来自于近年离开东欧或前苏联的家庭的学生。
During the same period, the percentage of medical school graduates from Asian backgrounds increased from 3% to 20%, with Indians and Chinese the two largest subgroups, and the percentage of graduates who are black -- which includes an undetermined number of individuals whose families recently left Africa, many from Nigeria and Ghana -- also increased.
与此同时，医学院校毕业生中有亚裔背景的学生比例从3%上升到了20%，其中印度和中国是最大的两个来源国，黑人毕业生的比例也有所增长，其中包括来自非洲—许多来自尼日利亚和加纳—的数量不确定的家庭的学生。
Milford Foxwell, a physician and dean of admissions at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, estimated that almost half of black students at the school have recent ties with Africa. "We are seeing more and more kids of foreign-born parents, especially in the last eight to 10 years," Foxwell said.
马里兰医学院主管招生工作的Milford Foxwell医生估计：该校将近一半的黑人学生有亲人在非洲。“（我们学校的学生中有）越来越多的国外移民家庭的孩子，尤其是在最近的八到十年间。”Foxwell 说。
The issue is a "touchy subject in the black medical community," the Post reports. Albert Morris, a diagnostic radiologist and president of the largely black National Medical Association, said that some black medical students have told him "people were coming in and getting slots that they thought should be going to African-Americans." However, Morris added, "We are happy to see doctors who are ready to treat minority populations, no matter their nationality."
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