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For first time, more women than men entering medical school
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:05 am
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:05 am
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Females represented 50.7% of the 21,338 matriculants (new enrollees) in 2017, compared with 49.8% in 2016. Female matriculants increased by 3.2% this year, while male matriculants declined by 0.3%. Since 2015, the number of female matriculants has grown by 9.6%, while the number of male matriculants has declined by 2.3%.
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Entering classes at the nation’s medical schools continue to diversify. From 2015 to 2017, black or African American matriculants increased by 12.6%, and matriculants who were Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin rose by 15.4%.
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This post was edited on 10/12/18 at 6:07 am
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Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:06 am to TejasHorn
It was a good run America. God rest your soul.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:07 am to TejasHorn
Affirmative action at its finest
Can we see the average testing scores for those groups?
Can we see the average testing scores for those groups?
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:13 am to WaWaWeeWa
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Can we see the average testing scores for those groups?
Along with a breakdown by group of the average scores of those who applied but were not admitted
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:19 am to Warheel
Your ask is more fitting to the article. The other poster needs to understand a little more about med school...
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:34 am to TejasHorn
Diversity for the sake of diversity is never a good thing but there are some professions where it should be illegal. Doctors, pilots, etc, any job where other people’s lives are in your hands should only be the best of the best regardless of demographics.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:36 am to Pectus
Another useful stat would be the drop out rate separated into these groups. The biggest concern for a med school is if a student will end up dropping out or flunking out. I’d bet affirmative action increases those, since less qualified students are accepted in those cases. If med schools are increasing their exposure to suit an agenda, that would be pretty damning
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:36 am to TejasHorn
Muh patriarchy
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:38 am to TejasHorn
A female urologist checking my balls doesn't sound so bad.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:38 am to WaWaWeeWa
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Affirmative action at its finest Can we see the average testing scores for those groups?
You seem like a troubled individual.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:39 am to TejasHorn
Sorry I couldn’t keep you from dying lol, my kid was sick! I’m a mommy first!
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:40 am to el Gaucho
I love these 
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:42 am to WaWaWeeWa
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Can we see the average testing scores for those groups
These patriarchal tests don’t take those with test anxiety into consideration
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:42 am to TejasHorn
Seriously, a product of the media belittling men all the time, especially white ones, that have affected their self esteem and taken away men's drive to excel.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:44 am to BOSCEAUX
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Diversity for the sake of diversity is never a good thing but there are some professions where it should be illegal. Doctors, pilots, etc, any job where other people’s lives are in your hands should only be the best of the best regardless of demographics.
Just because they get into medical school doesn’t guarantee their ability to graduate or pass the board certification exams. You know, the actual limitations on their ability to become a doctor.
More and more types of schools are moving away from simply looking at test scores and grades for admission. There is an understanding that not all students learn or test the same. Also, life happens and that can affect academic standing more than ability.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:46 am to Bmath
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More and more types of schools are moving away from simply looking at test scores and grades for admission.
This. Most schools look at gender and race more than any other metric
If you see a white male doctor, thank him, because he had to overcome a lot of diversity to get where he is
This post was edited on 10/12/18 at 6:47 am
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:51 am to el Gaucho
Okay gun to your head. Your child needs life saving heart surgery. You can choose from two doctors. One is a man and one is a woman. Assuming all other things are equal, which do you choose? Remember your child’s life is at stake and you have to pick one.
I choose the man every day
I choose the man every day
This post was edited on 10/12/18 at 6:51 am
Posted on 10/12/18 at 6:53 am to TejasHorn
Ah great, just what we need. More doctors working part time.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 7:18 am to TejasHorn
I more than happy for this. It’s a little more pleasurable when they check your prostrate.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 7:41 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Okay gun to your head. Your child needs life saving heart surgery. You can choose from two doctors. One is a man and one is a woman. Assuming all other things are equal, which do you choose? Remember your child’s life is at stake and you have to pick one. I choose the man every day
Idk.....the woman has smaller fingers. You could argue the small fingers puts her at an advantage in doing heart surgery in a small child.
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