John Hopkins University, William H. Welch Medical Library – Baltimore, MD
Year: 2005
Amount: $639,746  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

Johns Hopkins University's William H. Welch Medical Library will collaborate with the medical libraries of Georgetown University, Howard University, University of Colorado, University of Tennessee Memphis, Houston Academy of Medicine, Washington University, and Yale University to bring together medical librarians, informaticians, and diversity counselors to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering the health information professions.

The program will implement and promote intervention strategies tailored to high school students entered in health careers programs. Match: $559,106