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The entry of underrepresented minority students into US medical schools: An evaluation of recent trends

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  • Carlisle, D.M.
  • Gardner, J.E.
  • Liu, H.

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Objectives. Recent challenges to affirmative action suggest the need to reassess the status of the admission of underrepresented minority students to US medical schools. Methods. The Association of American Medical Colleges provided US medical school enrollment data and characteristics. Five measures of underrepresented minority enrollment and an overall performance scale were constructed for each school. Multivariate regression identified significant overall performance predictors. Predicted and observed values were compared. Results. Underrepresented minority enrollment increased by 43% after 1986, peaked at 2014 in 1994, did not increase in 1995, and decreased by 5% in 1996. Enrollment was associated with increasing federal research funding and with percentage of underrepresented minorities in the source population (P

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  • Carlisle, D.M. & Gardner, J.E. & Liu, H., 1998. "The entry of underrepresented minority students into US medical schools: An evaluation of recent trends," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 88(9), pages 1314-1318.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1998:88:9:1314-1318_0
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