However, the only group that showed a statistically significant increase in representation was Hispanic females. The article faults a lack of early educational opportunities for minority groups which is contributing to the low numbers of minorities pursuing careers in the health care field Flores and Combs (2013) detail the barriers at the organizational level when it comes to recruiting minority applicants. Organizations, such as nursing schools, tend to operate on “normative actions.” As a result, societal stereotypes became so instilled within the culture of organizations that it becomes difficult to change the climate of the organization. For long as history has existed, stereotypes of minorities have placed their roots into society and many still that hold true today. Because of this, many organizations tend to still display varying levels of both intentional and unintentional biases toward minorities (Flores & Combs, 2013). For example, it explores the field of nursing. Nursing is one of the many healthcare careers where acceptance into school is very competitive. In the year 2006, minority applicants had an only 40% chance of being accepted into nursing school compared to over 85% of white applicants. Acceptance rates for minority applications have improved only slightly since 2006. Data from the American Medical Association indicates that the combined percentage of minority groups entering medical school such as African Americans, Native Americans, Latino backgrounds make up 31%. However, out this 31% about 15% are current medical school applicants, 12% become medical school graduates, while only 6% become practicing physicians, and it unclear what happened to the other 6%. Increasing minority representation in medicine Students interested in pursuing a career in medicine need to be reminded that a career in medicine takes time and a substantial financial investment where the revenue will be returned later down the line. More early exposure programs targeted to underrepresented groups in high school would help, since early exposure has been linked to an increase of applications to medical school. In these programs, students build their resumes while also establishing professional connections. Finally, admissions policies should be revised to create more diverse medical school classes rather than relying exclusively on academic achievements. As a result of this, helps to increase cultural competence within healthcare where providers have the opportunity to learn from colleagues of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds in order to care for patients from different backgrounds. Criticisms Some scholars have argued for a genetic