I know that (or at least I think) race is not supposed to play a factor in whether or not someone is admitted into medical school. I was born and raised in the US and my parents are of South Asian descent for the record. I am not sure whether this is just because of the area in which I live (around detroit), but it seems that many people in my area who are Pakistani/Indian seem to want to become doctors when they grow up and I wonder if it will be a disadvantage in admissions.
Over the past summer, I volunteered at a hospital in Detroit where 80% of the patients and staff consisted of African Americans. Sad but true, I did not see a single African American doctor in my entire time spent at this hospital and I wonder if this might have an affect on whether or not medical schools (at least in my area) might admit an African American over an Indian and if this same type of situation might hold true in other parts of the country. (assuming the statistics are pretty equal).
Although affirmative action was stopped (I think this year) for undergraduate admission to University of Michigan Ann Arbor I wonder if something to its effect still lingers in my area or perhaps in other areas of the US for medical school.
I hate to bring on the issue of race as I believe it does not play any role in the intelligence of an individual but my question remains: Does race play a subtle factor in whether or not someone is admitted into medical school?.
Over the past summer, I volunteered at a hospital in Detroit where 80% of the patients and staff consisted of African Americans. Sad but true, I did not see a single African American doctor in my entire time spent at this hospital and I wonder if this might have an affect on whether or not medical schools (at least in my area) might admit an African American over an Indian and if this same type of situation might hold true in other parts of the country. (assuming the statistics are pretty equal).
Although affirmative action was stopped (I think this year) for undergraduate admission to University of Michigan Ann Arbor I wonder if something to its effect still lingers in my area or perhaps in other areas of the US for medical school.
I hate to bring on the issue of race as I believe it does not play any role in the intelligence of an individual but my question remains: Does race play a subtle factor in whether or not someone is admitted into medical school?.