Published in Annals of family medicine
This article describes the "The Admissions Revolution: Bold Strategies for Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce" conference, which preceded the 2022 Beyond Flexner Alliance Conference and called for health professions institutions to boldly reimagine the admission process to diversify the health care workforce. Proposed strategies encompassed 4 ke...
This article describes the "The Admissions Revolution: Bold Strategies for Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce" conference, which preceded the 2022 Beyond Flexner Alliance Conference and called for health professions institutions to boldly reimagine the admission process to diversify the health care workforce. Proposed strategies encompassed 4 ke...
Published in GMS journal for medical education
Zielsetzung: Das Perfektionismuskonzept umfasst hohe Performanzstandards, wie sie in der Medizin erforderlich sind, aber auch Fehlersensibilität und das Umgehen mit sozialen Reaktionen auf nicht perfektes Verhalten. Perfektionismus steht in Zusammenhang mit Motivation und tiefen Lernstrategien, aber eine hohe Perfektionismusausprägung wurde bei Stu...
Published in GMS Journal for Medical Education
Aim: Graduation rates among medical students who have been admitted to medical school from the waiting list quota are significantly lower than those for medical students who are directly admitted on the basis of their competitive secondary school academic record or through the universities’ selection process. The aim of this study was to identify r...
Published in Advances in medical education and practice
This study demonstrated that race demographics of US medical school applicants and matriculants are significantly different from that of the general population, and may be resultant of societal quandaries present early in formal education. Initiatives targeting underrepresented minorities at an early stage to enhance health care career interest and...
Published in Medical education online
USSTRIDE and non-USSTRIDE students had similar science and cumulative GPAs. USSTRIDE students' MCAT scores were lower but acceptance rates to medical school were higher. Participation in USSTRIDE is associated with increased acceptance rates for Black and Latino students to our medical school. This finding is true for other medical schools as USSTR...
Published in Journal of Medical Humanities
This article explores the disconnection between what pre-professional students expect from college and what their undergraduate education might foster, between the focus on “getting into medical school” and the development of humanistic physicians. It reviews the longstanding challenge inherent in helping pre-meds acquire not only sufficient scient...
