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National Association of Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS)
Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit member-based organization established in 1996 as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Hispanic Agenda for Action” initiative, with the intention of addressing the mounting public health issue of providing quality and culturally competent healthcare to Hispanics living in the United States.

Organizational Establishment
In the spring of 1995, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formed a working group on Hispanic issues- made up of senior HHS members from each Operating Division with experience serving Hispanic populations- to examine the departments programs and services for Hispanic Americans. This group was established in response to president Clinton's push to ensure the "advancement and the development of human potential, strengthen the nations capacity to provide high quality education, and to increase opportunities for Hispanic Americans to participate in, and benefit from, Federal educational programs".

In a 1996 report to the Secretary, the working group found that HHS was not as well prepared as it should be to respond to the future health and human service needs of the Hispanic population. Moreover, despite the appointment of Hispanic American to key positions within the HHS, Hispanics were still underrepresented in the HHS Workforce. Responding to the growing concern surrounding this issue, President Bill Clinton signed into law Executive Order 12900, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Which set the stage from which various programs dedicated to the development, monitoring, and coordination of Federal efforts to promote high-quality education for Hispanic Americans; as well was ways to increase State, private sector, and community involvement in improving education, grew out of. HSHPS was launched as a part of the “Hispanic Agenda for Action Initiative” and is the only national organization representing Hispanic-serving health professions schools.

Organizational Objectives
The Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) works to improve the health of Hispanics through academic and student development, research initiatives and training.

The principle goals of the organization are as follows:

▪Provide a focus and a platform for improving the health of Hispanics

▪Work with various agencies of the federal government and private sector on projects aimed at strengthening Hispanic health

▪Assist member schools in the development and coordination of research initiatives

▪Serve as an information center for policy makers, private groups and students whose concerns overlap those of higher education for public health and medicine

▪Assist in meeting national goals of disease prevention and health promotion among Hispanic Americans

Member Institutions
HSHPS is a member based organization which is comprised of a number of schools of Public Health and Medicine from around the United States. It is the only national organization representing Hispanic-serving health professions schools – twenty-two medical schools and six schools of public health nationwide. Together, they serve over 15,000 students, 19 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a broader network of more than 300 researchers that address health issues among Hispanics. These members include:

Medical Schools

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, College of Medicine

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dartmouth Medical School

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, El Paso

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School

University of Arizona, College of Medicine

University of Illinois, College of Medicine

University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California San Diego, School of Medicine

University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine

University of Kansas, School of Medicine

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

University of New Mexico, School of Medicine

University of South Florida, College of Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

University of Washington, School of Medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College

Public Health Schools

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health

University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Public Health

University of South Florida Health, College of Public Health''