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Need a Doctor?Originally posted by Bullypulpit
I work with minorities of all colors on a daily basis. Their nursing skills and knowledge are every bit as sharp as any other nurse I have ever worked with.
Medical school admission is uncommonly competitive, there being many more applicants than slots. The competition is so intense that if black applicants were held to the same admission standards as whites and Asians, we would turn out almost no black physicians.
We now have a double standard for admission to medical school brought about by affirmative action. As a result, two tiers of American physicians have emerged separated by race and ability.
http://www.lagriffedulion.f2s.com/testing.htm
But their scores are clearly lower. And if admissions were based solely on MCATs and grades, the number of minority medical students would plummet, according to the AAMC.
In 2001 the use of racial preferences meant that 1,868 minority applicants were accepted, 11% of total medical school acceptances. Only 537 minority students, or 3% of all acceptances, would have made it in on their scores alone. Even using affirmative action, schools haven't been able to enroll enough underrepresented minorities, Dr. Cohen said.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2003/06/02/prsb0602.htm