How are medical school determining where the new MENA category falls in terms of representation (URM or ORM)?

[Adam101202]

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The previous census did not include MENA as a category, so how will that reflect on the average MCAT score of accepted MENA students and overall selection/representation?

 

[Hollow Knight]

n=1 but at my institution we look at someone’s life experiences and give them bonus points for how hard their life has been. But we consider everything. If I’m going to pick a politically inflammatory example, I would give the white Christian heterosexual guy who grew up on food stamps more “suffering points” for lack of a better term than an URM student who had wealthy parents, tutors, private schooling, etc.

But it’s a subjective measure, and it would presumably differ among raters at my own institution.

I think giving generic bonuses to individuals based on race or nationality is a bad call anyway. At the same time, we need more URM physicians, and there are legitimate structural reasons those individuals tend to be less represented. So it all seems to come out in the wash if you just look at each individual’s life experiences. My medical school has been quite diverse long before recent political things were trendy.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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"Overrepresented Minorities": A Brief History | SDN

As a health professions advisor and admissions professional, I have found myself connecting with the frustrations of Middle Eastern/North African (MENA)

www.studentdoctor.net

 

[MDMechEngr]

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"Overrepresented Minorities": A Brief History | SDN

As a health professions advisor and admissions professional, I have found myself connecting with the frustrations of Middle Eastern/North African (MENA)

www.studentdoctor.net

Outstanding article.