Increase in Medical School Diversity Lags Behind Industry Targets
The class of 2023 was among the top performers as undergraduates, with a 3.77 mean grade point average and entrance exam scores within the 84th percentile, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. However, despite years of efforts designed to diversify the medical field, this group of newly minted physicians still doesn’t reflect the nation’s racial and ethnic diversity. Approximately 11% of the graduating class is Latino, 9% is Black, and 1% is Native American, according to AAMC data. Over the past decade, the number of Black medical students has increased by just two percentage points and the number of Latino students by three percentage points, while the number of Native American students has barely changed, the AAMC data show. Continuing at this pace, it would take decades to turn out a class of medical students that is as diverse as the general population.” Read More
Increase in Medical School Diversity Lags Behind Industry Targets (Hartnett, Modern Healthcare, 3/17).
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