Below is the transcript of the following Academic Medicine Podcast episode: The Consequences of Structural Racism on MCAT Scores and Medical School AdmissionsAugust 16, 2021 Read more about this episode and listen here. Toni Gallo: Hi everybody, I'm Toni Gallo, I'm a staff editor with The Journal and I'm the host of the Academic Medicine podcast. …
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The Consequences of Structural Racism on MCAT Scores and Medical School Admissions
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Catherine Lucey, MD, and Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, join hosts Toni Gallo and assistant editor Paula (Ross) Thompson, PhD, MA, to discuss the consequences of structural racism on MCAT scores and medical school admissions. They also talk about the role of the MCAT exam in holistic admissions …
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Why Does the Harvard Case on Asian American Discrimination in Admissions Matter for Academic Medicine?
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), led by activist Edward Blum, filed a suit against Harvard University, contending that the Harvard admissions process unfairly discriminates against Asian American applicants. The SFFA further argued that to remedy this outcome, Harvard must remove considerations of race and ethnicity in its holistic admissions approach. In a recent …