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Allan P. Bakke ( / ˈbɑːki / ), an engineer and former Marine officer, sought admission to medical school but was rejected for admission partly because of his age — Bakke was in his early 30s while applying, which at least two institutions considered too old. After twice being rejected by the University of California, Davis, he brought suit in state court challenging the constitutionality ...
The Flexner Report [1] is a book-length landmark report of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. Flexner not only described the state of medical education in North America, but he also gave detailed descriptions of the medical schools that ...
The school's primary mission is "to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state, to enhance the access of minority and disadvantaged students in obtaining a medical education and to improve health status of citizens in eastern North Carolina."
A growing number of educators believe students are the key to solving one of medicine’s most insidious problems -- racism.
In a 2016 study, half of a sample of 222 white medical students said they believed Black people have thicker skin than white people.
The National Medical Association (NMA) is committed to improving health quality for disadvantaged and marginalized communities through professional development, advocacy, community health ...
Medical school. In the U.S., a medical school is an institution with the purpose of educating medical students in the field of medicine. Admission into medical school may not technically require completion of a previous degree; however, applicants are usually required to complete at least 3 years of "pre-med" courses at the university level ...
By screening for depression, bipolar disorder, and other mental health issues, could schools head off future campus violence?