Admission to and graduation from health profession schools by graduates of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) were studied, with a focus on the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Howard University's Medical (HUMS) and Dental Schools (HUDS). Site visits and interviews were also conducted with the pre-health program directors of the following feeder institutions: Howard University, Xavier University, Morehouse College, Tougaloo College, Jackson State University, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Findings revealed by UMMC and HUMS/HUDS admission data included: (1) HBCU students had significantly lower admission rates at UMMC than non-HBCU students; and (2) Medical College Admission Test scores accounted for differences in admissions. The interviews focused on common elements of successful programs preparing minorities for health careers, including: summer programs, course loads and sequencing, course content, independent aggressive learning, staffing, support services, study skills, test preparation, counseling, application assistance, peer/HBCU networks, and government/foundation funding. In addition to recommendations for undergraduate and graduate study, the following interview protocols are appended: undergraduate faculty, medical student, professions school faculty, and administrator. (SW)