ERIC Number: ED610160
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 32
Abstractor: ERIC
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2017 West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia's three state funded medical schools enroll more medical students per capita than any other state in the country. Due to its large number of medical student slots, the state typically is able to offer all qualified West Virginians the opportunity to complete their medical education in the state. In the academic year 2016-2017, 180 of the 405 medical students who enrolled in the first year classes of the state's three medical schools were West Virginia residents. This report provides information on health sciences in West Virginia including: (1) Medical School Profiles; (2) Medical Licensure Exams; (3) Medical School Indebtedness; (4) Residency Training; (5) Medical School Graduate Retention; (6) Other Health Professions; (7) Loans and Incentives; and (8) The Rural Health Initiative Program. The 2016-2017 entering class is the first to apply to medical school using the new MCAT®. All three schools still accept the old version of the MCAT® as well and performance data for both versions is included in this report. [For the previous year's report, see ED610159.]
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Public Health, Medical Schools, Health Sciences, Rural Areas, Community Health Services, Medical Education, Health Promotion, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Graduate Medical Education, College Applicants, College Admission, Grade Point Average, Enrollment Trends, Tuition, Fees, In State Students, Out of State Students, College Entrance Examinations, Geographic Location, Intellectual Disciplines, College Graduates, Persistence, Primary Health Care, Recruitment, Health Personnel, Student Interests, Careers, Scholarships, Mentors
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. 1018 Kanawha Boulevard East Suite 700, Charleston, WV 25301-2800. Tel: 304-558-2101; Fax: 304-558-5719; Web site: http://www.wvhepc.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Medical College Admission Test
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