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Among first-year students, the percentage of Black people rose from 6.9% in 2014 to 11.3% in 2021. The respective percentages for 2014 and 2021 were 9.1% and 12.7% for those of Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin;
So blacks and Hispanics now comprise 24% of 1st-year med school students, a substantially higher percentage than of recent college grads overall, and higher still than the black/Hispanic percentage science degree holders. So apparently it is now much easier to get into med school if you're black or Hispanic. And the pressure to move these students through the pipeline and make them doctors will be huge. America is moving toward a situation where a substantial proportion of its medical workforce hold their positions entirely due to affirmative action.
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0.3% and 0.4% for Native Hawaiian and the other Pacific Islanders; 21.2% and 26.5% for Asians; and 57.5% and 51.5% for Whites.
At 51.5%, whites are now highly underrepresented, among the college grad population, in med school admissions. This is a good thing?
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"The gains in medical school enrollment of students from underrepresented groups are encouraging, but there is still much more work to be done — including increasing the representation of American Indian and Alaska Native communities — to ensure that our nation's diversity is reflected in the future physician workforce," said Geoffrey Young, PhD, AAMC senior director, transforming healthcare workforce, in a news release. "The AAMC and our member medical schools are deeply committed to significantly increasing the number of applicants and students from underrepresented groups."
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Women also continued to make gains this year, comprising 56% of applicants, 55.5% of first-year students, and 52.7% of total medical school students.
Gains? If women are already in the majority in med school, what are they gaining on? How many more "gains" need to be made? I wonder what degree of female dominance and anti-white racial preference in med school admissions would be satisfactory to Dr. Young and the AAMC.
So blacks and Hispanics now comprise 24% of 1st-year med school students, a substantially higher percentage than of recent college grads overall, and higher still than the black/Hispanic percentage science degree holders. So apparently it is now much easier to get into med school if you're black or Hispanic. And the pressure to move these students through the pipeline and make them doctors will be huge. America is moving toward a situation where a substantial proportion of its medical workforce hold their positions entirely due to affirmative action.
At 51.5%, whites are now highly underrepresented, among the college grad population, in med school admissions. This is a good thing?
Gains? If women are already in the majority in med school, what are they gaining on? How many more "gains" need to be made? I wonder what degree of female dominance and anti-white racial preference in med school admissions would be satisfactory to Dr. Young and the AAMC.
of course when you get rid of things like test scores and go off a woke interview process of course "diversity" is going to rise. however standards and outcomes will fall.
of course when you get rid of things like test scores and go off a woke interview process of course "diversity" is going to rise. however standards and outcomes will fall.
To the woke crowd that is just a minor inconvenience for the "greater good". I would be less worried about the ones that died than the ones that have long-term complications due to inadequate medical advice and treatment.
So....are these diversity admits academically qualified?
"Qualified" can mean anything. In a fair, competitive admissions system, successful applicants should be more qualified than unsuccessful ones. And the criteria should not include race and gender.
"Qualified" can mean anything. In a fair, competitive admissions system, successful applicants should be more qualified than unsuccessful ones. And the criteria should not include race and gender.
Well yes, that goes without saying. Hence the "academically qualified" qualifier.
If they pass their boards and are well trained I don’t see a problem.
Not every doctor needs to be a genius to do a good job.
Different skills are needed for different specialties. Some require more strength and stamina, some greater artistic abilities, some must have a bedside manner and many need to have business sense.
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