6 days ago
- Health
- Wall Street Journal
Dividing Doctors by Race
The Supreme Court banned racial preferences in university admissions, but finding ways to maintain them has become a cottage industry in higher education. Medical schools are among the frequent offenders, and a new report shows how schools have maintained different standards for applicants depending on their race.
Do No Harm, a group that studies preferences in medicine, submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to 93 public medical schools for 2024 admissions data on race, undergraduate GPA, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, and whether or not the applicant was admitted. Twenty-three schools have responded so far, and the data suggests racial preferences are still going strong.