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Academic Achievement and Acceptance Rates of Underrepresented-Minority Applicants to Medical School.
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Jolly, Paul – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study of historical data on medical school applicants from 1978-79 through 1991-92 indicated that acceptance rates for underrepresented minorities and others increased as applicant numbers declined, then decreased as applicant numbers rose. However, when controlled for undergraduate science achievement and Medical College Admission Test score,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Applicants, Higher Education
Longitudinal Trends in the Applicant Pool for U.S. Medical Schools, 1974-1999.
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Hall, Frances R.; Mikesell, Collins; Cranston, Pamela; Julian, Ellen; Elam, Carol – Academic Medicine, 2001
Examined data on the pool of applicants to U.S. medical schools from 1974-1999 for changes in size and demographics and to identify factors that may be associated with such changes. Found that increases in the proportions of women and Asian/Pacific Islander applicants were the driving force in the expansion of the applicant pool. (EV)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, College Applicants, Demography, Females
The Effects of Differently Weighting Interview Scores on the Admission of Underrepresented Minority Medical Students.
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Edwards, Janine C.; Maldonado, Filomeno G. Jr.; Calvin, James A. – Academic Medicine, 1999
Analysis of admission records for 439 applicants to Texas A&M University's medical school compared applicants actually admitted under a formula that equally weighted academic and interview scores, with applicants who would have been admitted under two different weighting formulas. Results indicate that readjusting criteria weights may help…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
Relationship between Primary Care Practices in Medical School Admission and the Matriculation of Underrepresented-Minority and Female Applicants.
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Basco, William Thomas; Buchbinder, Sharon Bell; Duggan, Anne Kaszuba; Wilson, Modena Hoover – Academic Medicine, 1999
A national study investigated whether four factors in medical school admission (generalist-admission committee chair, greater representation of generalists on admission committee, offering preferential admission to likely generalists, premedical recruitment activity targeting generalists) affected matriculation of underrepresented minorities and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice
Preparing for Health Care Reform and an LCME Site Visit: Addressing the Generalist-Non-Generalist Imbalance.
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Haviland, Mark G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
Medical student records were examined for information predicting graduates' specialty choices. Two variables available on admission that were associated with being in the primary-care career pipeline were being a woman and being a member of a non-underrepresented minority. One variable, rural county code, predicted non-primary-care choice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Admission, College Applicants, Databases
Evaluating the Predictive Validity of MCAT Scores Across Diverse Applicant Groups.
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Koenig, Judith A.; Sireci, Stephen G.; Wiley, Andrew – Academic Medicine, 1998
A study of 12,388 entering medical students investigated the predictive validity of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) by comparing prediction errors for grade point average across racial/ethnic and gender groups. Results show no prediction errors for gender, overprediction of performance for racial/ethnic group, particularly Asians and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations