OMG!!! Univ of Penn MEDICAL SCHOOL says blacks can skip taking the MCAT

[Text Drivers are Killers]

More special treatment for our dusky friends. Can negroz do anything on merit outside of sports?

https://www.thecollegefix.com/penn-m...ign=syndicated

aug 24 2022 The University of Pennsylvania expanded a program that admitted minority and other underrepresented college applicants into its Perelman School of Medicine under special criteria, including waiving the Medical College Admission Test requirement.

The program has “officially broadened” this year to include students from Howard University, Oakwood University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Morehouse College and Spelman College, according to a Perelman School of Medicine news release.

Some medical professionals have been critical of this particular affirmative action approach.

“The stakes are too high (life and death) to start lowering standards or taking shortcuts with basic fundamental scientific knowledge necessary for developing critical thinking skills to diagnose and properly treat diseases,” Dr. Diana Blum, a neurologist in private practice, told The College Fix in an August 19 email inquiring about the program specifically.

“If the school wants to improve diversity in the applicant/acceptance candidate pool, it would be better to focus on providing resources (perhaps free MCAT prep classes?) to lift the caliber of diverse candidates up and get them better prepared for the challenges of medical school instead of lowering the standards (which indirectly insinuates that these students are somehow not as capable),” Dr. Blum wrote.

Perelman School of Medicine is highly competitive

The Perelman School of Medicine is among the most competitive medical schools in the US. Its acceptance rate is around 4 percent, with admitted students having an average GPA of 3.89, according to Kaplan.

The average MCAT score of Penn medical graduates is around 520, placing the school in the 98th percentile.

[T. A. Gardner]

Test or no, if you choose a quack as your doctor, you are a fool.

[ExpressLane]

More special treatment for our dusky friends. Can negroz do anything on merit outside of sports?

The MCAT is a pretty hard test.

[Celticguy]

well to be fair, you dont have to be Dr Kildare to abort babies and shoot up junkies who have ODed with that OD counteragent.

but yes, do take a gander at the sheepskin before you book an appointment.

[Taichiliberal]

And while our resident cross burners clean the ejaculation off their sheets, here's a little tidbit that existed LONG before the OP

https://bemoacademicconsulting.com/b...t-require-mcat


And then there's this troubling spectre:

No empirical data exists about the current prevalence of legacy policies or practices in medical school, and we found only one peer-reviewed article that explored the issue from a theoretical perspective. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that legacy practices in medical school admissions are common, if also vaguely troublesome. For example, several Colleges of Medicine advertise special programs (here and here) or guaranteed interviews for legacy students, while simultaneously noting that legacy status does not factor into the likelihood for acceptance into the medical school. This paradox exemplifies the problem: a complex push-pull between the desire to preserve medicine’s honorable traditions while at the same time fulfilling contemporary commitments to equity and fairness.


https://bioethicstoday.org/blog/why-...ion%EF%BF%BC/#

[Text Drivers are Killers]

The MCAT is a pretty hard test.

So??? Whites and asians can pass it. Why not the neegroz.???

[Text Drivers are Killers]

No empirical data exists about the current prevalence of legacy policies or practices in medical school, and we found only one peer-reviewed article that explored the issue from a theoretical perspective.

Yup - it's all just talk. And who cares anyway?. Legacy admissions are not about race. THINK, you miserable white-hating racist.

[Earl]

My daughter took the MCAT test...I believe it was 8 hours with no breaks except for restroom breaks.

“The stakes are too high (life and death) to start lowering standards or taking shortcuts with basic fundamental scientific knowledge necessary for developing critical thinking skills to diagnose and properly treat diseases,” Dr. Diana Blum, a neurologist in private practice, told The College Fix in an August 19 email inquiring about the program specifically”

Indeed!

[Flash]

So??? Whites and asians can pass it. Why not the neegroz.???

Average MCAT Scores:

Whites: 507.5
Blacks: 497.6
Asians: 508.6

Average MCAT Scores for those attending medical school:

Whites: 512.7
Blacks: 505.9
Asians: 514.5

The "passing" score varies by institution based on how selective their admissions policies are.

[Matt Dillon]

I don't think I've ever been treated by a black doctor. Ever.

If I was, he wasn't American.

[Text Drivers are Killers]

Average MCAT Scores:

Whites: 507.5
Blacks: 497.6
Asians: 508.6

Average MCAT Scores for those attending medical school:

Whites: 512.7
Blacks: 505.9
Asians: 514.5

The "passing" score varies by institution based on how selective their admissions policies are.

And even those numbers have been massaged. The actual black scores are much much lower.

[Text Drivers are Killers]

I don't think I've ever been treated by a black doctor. Ever.

If I was, he wasn't American.

Me neither. But then, i avoid doctors. Talk about crooks.

[Flash]

And even those numbers have been massaged. The actual black scores are much much lower.

Source of your information (speculation)?

[Guno צְבִי]

How about Ben Carson?


Just a small sampling
https://www.everydayhealth.com/healt...ed-healthcare/

[Guno צְבִי]

Majority of U.S. Doctors No Longer White, Male

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/...ay-be-slipping