Medical schools that matriculate more Black/ African Americans

[iClearDiamond]

Hello Everyone!
So I am about to be a junior in college and I am also about to start applying to medical schools, I would like to know non-HBCU medical schools that accept or matriculate more Black/ African Americans or rather more minorities?
Please let me know. Thank You

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[allantois]

Howard, Meharry, Morehouse. Everything else consult MSAR, the numbers deviate from year to year.

 

[gyngyn]

Pretty sure every school does except for maybe Loma Linda and LUCOM

Loma Linda matriculated 13 Africans/AA/Afro caribbeans last year. In a class of 168, that is a better proportion than some of the public schools.

 

[gyngyn]

Loma Linda matriculated 13 Africans/AA/Afro caribbeans last year. In a class of 168, that is a better proportion than some of the public schools.

LL is an SDA school. Many of the missions are in Africa and many of their parishioners are black.

 

[iClearDiamond]

Thank you everyone!

 

[deleted480308]

Pretty sure every school does except for maybe Loma Linda and LUCOM

it's silly to single out loma linda (which has a great record) and lucom (which hasn't even matriculated one student yet) as not being friendly to minority applicants.

 

[drnk12]

LL is an SDA school. Many of the missions are in Africa and many of their parishioners are black.

Dr. Ben Carson....'nuff said.

 

[Dr Huxtable]

Your best bet is definitely MSAR.

About two years ago, I came across a .pdf file that had every medical school listed with the number applicants and the number of matriculated applicants on it and it was broken down by race and gender. The data was from like 2009, but it still could of been very useful for me this past cycle. Alas, it is lost somewhere on the interwebz 🙁.

 

[iClearDiamond]

Your best bet is definitely MSAR.

About two years ago, I came across a .pdf file that had every medical school listed with the number applicants and the number of matriculated applicants on it and it was broken down by race and gender. The data was from like 2009, but it still could of been very useful for me this past cycle. Alas, it is lost somewhere on the interwebz 🙁.

Aww that's fine! Thanks! I would definitely be taking a look at an MSAR. I have seen a lot of pdf files that breaks down medical schools by race and gender but the are all old. I am looking for something that is current.

 

[LizzyM]

Do keep in mind that accepted and matriculated are different. A school can end up in a vicious cycle when applicants who are admitted choose not to attend (because they chose another school), then the number who matriculate is small and so few URM applicants apply the following year incorrectly assuming that the school in unfriendly to URM, and so it goes.

Apply to schools you'd be happy to attend and let things play out.

 

[iClearDiamond]

Do keep in mind that accepted and matriculated are different. A school can end up in a vicious cycle when applicants who are admitted choose not to attend (because they chose another school), then the number who matriculate is small and so few URM applicants apply the following year incorrectly assuming that the school in unfriendly to URM, and so it goes.

Apply to schools you'd be happy to attend and let things play out.

Thank You! Very true accepted and matriculated are different. You are right, I should apply to schools that I would be happy to attend.

 

[deleted480308]

Those schools usually have infamous record on these forums, so i wouldn't recommend them to anyone (strong applicants or not)

loma linda has a great reputation. They are conservative and religious but they don't have any other slight to their name

where are you getting this?

 

[deleted480308]

You can see the threads regarding this issue.

by all means, link a thread with anyone credible bashing loma linda

 

[mrh125]

Imagine what would happen if the thread asked about schools that matriculate more White people.

by all means, link a thread with anyone credible bashing loma linda

loma linda bans caffeine and has no sex rules, enough said.

 

[deleted480308]

loma linda bans caffeine and has no sex rules, enough said.

yes....conservative and religious. But lawper was trying to say they have an issue admitting minorities and have a bad reputation...and lawper is wrong.

 

[el_duderino]

LUCOM has a terrible reputation because it's founded by a hateful bigot and the undergraduate institution is terrible.

Loma Linda has a great reputation because it's a good school with a good faculty and a long positive history.

Lawper seems to be implying that being a Christian school is inherently racist and bad. I guess it's not good for you if you're not interested in their rules, but there's nothing wrong with LL and there's absolutely no indication that they're racist or admit fewer black applicants. It's a fine institution.

 

[mrh125]

yes....conservative and religious. But lawper was trying to say they have an issue admitting minorities and have a bad reputation...and lawper is wrong.

it wouldn't surprise me if they did in all honesty. ridiculous codes of conduct (no caffeine) and restrictions on people go hand and hand with intolerance.

 

[el_duderino]

it wouldn't surprise me if they did in all honesty. ridiculous codes of conduct (no caffeine) and restrictions on people go hand and hand with intolerance.

You have absolutely no idea whatsoever what you're talking about, and you're making statements that are incredibly ignorant and, frankly, offensive. I strongly urge you to stop posting in this manner and move on to the next thread.

 

[lmn]

loma linda bans caffeine and has no sex rules, enough said.

it wouldn't surprise me if they did in all honesty. ridiculous codes of conduct (no caffeine) and restrictions on people go hand and hand with intolerance.

It's childish to bash a school or people simply because they believe in living in a way that they believe to be right. Is their lack of drinking, sex, and caffeine hurting you or anyone else? No, so let them have their beliefs, prohibiting any of those doesn't mean that their medical education isn't just as good as any similarly ranked schools or that the doctors they produce won't be just as competent as ones from another school.

Would I go there? No, I'm not of the same beliefs as them in many ways, but that doesn't mean that I don't think that they provide a fine medical education and produce competent physicians.

Those schools usually have infamous record on these forums, so i wouldn't recommend them to anyone (strong applicants or not)

I think you are confused about the advice typically posted on this forum. Most people recommend that applicants look at the mission of Loma Linda (and frankly every school they are considering applying to), to see if it fits them. For the majority of people, they probably don't fit Loma Linda's mission and that is fine, it shouldn't be a school they apply to for that reason. It isn't like Loma Linda is a bad school, it just isn't the right one for most people. If applicants have read about the mission and think they fit it and agree with it, by all means go for it, most people just don't bother looking at missions until it is brought to their attention.

 

[mrh125]

You have absolutely no idea whatsoever what you're talking about, and you're making statements that are incredibly ignorant and, frankly, offensive. I strongly urge you to stop posting in this manner and move on to the next thread.

Actually I do. Check the history book how other civilizations based off of restriction led to intolerance.

 

[el_duderino]

I knew you'd argue instead of listening.

 

[deanthedream17]

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[noleknight16]

Get the MSAR. Then look at each school's matriculant demographics page. Make excel sheet and compare.

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[PreciousHamburgers]

Deleted. Not relavent to thread.

 

[iClearDiamond]

Thanks everyone!

 

[drmak89]

Imagine what would happen if the thread asked about schools that matriculate more White people..

Oh, um ... I don't know. Perhaps almost ALL of them. What's the point of a comment like this?

 

[mrh125]

Oh, um ... I don't know. Perhaps almost ALL of them. What's the point of a comment like this?

it shows the vicious cycle of double standards and racism like you yourself are furthering.

 

[el_duderino]

You've resorted to just trolling I see.

 

[drmak89]

it shows the vicious cycle of double standards and racism like you yourself are furthering.

Nice try. Try again. Do you know why medical schools ( and other institutions of higher learning) have to actively seek a diverse class? Because they themselves pepertrated vicous cycles of double standards and racism back in the day. If these places werent so homogenous due to the effects of archaic policies puy in place to keep it that way, then there wouldn't be the need to "diversify."

 

[LizzyM]

Nice try. Try again. Do you know why medical schools ( and other institutions of higher learning) have to actively seek a diverse class? Because they themselves pepertrated vicous cycles of double standards and racism back in the day. If these places werent so homogenous due to the effects of archaic policies puy in place to keep it that way, then there wouldn't be the need to "diversify."

That could be one reason. The other is that a diverse class is best for learning about the populations one will serve as a physician and to be prepared to serve them in a culturally competent manner. In a thousand different ways my students teach me and their fellow students about cultural taboos, attitudes, beliefs and customs to which we would otherwise not be exposed and which are relevant to patient care.

 

[Gauss44]

Meharry Medical School's Mission Statement:

The School of Medicine of Meharry Medical College pledges to offer a unique, quality, health science education to students of diverse origins, especially African Americans, with emphasis on addressing underserved populations. In addition, the School of Medicine will teach and monitor excellence in the delivery of primary or holistic care, provide a foundation for life-long learning, and conduct research relevant to the health of the disadvantaged. Source: http://www.mmc.edu/education/som/aboutus/index.html

 

[Gauss44]

Morehouse Medical School's Mission Statement:

MSM is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities; increasing the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce; and addressing primary healthcare needs through programs in education, research, and service, with emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations in Georgia and the nation. Source: http://www.msm.edu/about_us/AboutMSM.php

 

[Gauss44]

Howard Medical School's Overview:

"...The College is a part of Howard University, a comprehensive research university. While the University community has traditionally been predominantly black, Howard has been an interracial and cosmopolitan institution throughout its history, with students, faculty and staff of all races and from many foreign nations. All must meet the high standards of excellence of Howard University, which has the largest concentration of black faculty and student scholars in the country." Source (3rd paragraph): http://healthsciences.howard.edu/education/schools-and-academics/medicine/about

 

[Copernicium]

Meharry Medical School's Mission Statement:

The School of Medicine of Meharry Medical College pledges to offer a unique, quality, health science education to students of diverse origins, especially African Americans, with emphasis on addressing underserved populations. In addition, the School of Medicine will teach and monitor excellence in the delivery of primary or holistic care, provide a foundation for life-long learning, and conduct research relevant to the health of the disadvantaged. Source: http://www.mmc.edu/education/som/aboutus/index.html

OP is asking for non-HBCUs; all the ones you posted are HBCUs.

 

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[drmak89]

That could be one reason. The other is that a diverse class is best for learning about the populations one will serve as a physician and to be prepared to serve them in a culturally competent manner. In a thousand different ways my students teach me and their fellow students about cultural taboos, attitudes, beliefs and customs to which we would otherwise not be exposed and which are relevant to patient care.

Absolutely! I find it interesting that some assume that by seeking a diverse class it is automatically perpetuating racism... as if medical school admissions is a zero-sum game.

 

[Gauss44]

OP is asking for non-HBCUs; all the ones you posted are HBCUs.

What's an HBCU? If it were spelled out maybe I'd understand what this means.

 

[godawg300]

What's an HBCU? If it were spelled out maybe I'd understand what this means.

Historically black college and university...you could have just tried and googled it...

 

[Gauss44]

Absolutely! I find it interesting that some assume that by seeking a diverse class it is automatically perpetuating racism... as if medical school admissions is a zero-sum game.

And that "assumption" (as well as the one LizzyM mentioned) is subtly setting a tone. I find it preferable for medical students to EXPERIENCE an environment like the one LizzyM describes, because it teaches a positive lesson by example. IMO, experiences in medical school can "set a tone" that is later applied to patients and coworkers.

 

[Gauss44]

Historically black college and university...you could have just tried and googled it...

Googling acronyms doesn't always work out so well. I tried that for "URM" and thought it meant "Union Rescue Mission" based on the search results. I have several other examples. Suffice it to say, it's more accurate to just ask.

 

[godawg300]

Googling acronyms doesn't always work out so well. I tried that for "URM" and thought it meant "Union Rescue Mission" based on the search results. I have several other examples. Suffice it to say, it's more accurate to just ask.

I'm not trying to give you crap, but of you type in med school + the acronym, you will almost surely always get the answer.

Professional googler....

 

[lmn]

Googling acronyms doesn't always work out so well. I tried that for "URM" and thought it meant "Union Rescue Mission" based on the search results. I have several other examples. Suffice it to say, it's more accurate to just ask.

Add additional phrases to target your search next time. "URM med school" will give you more specific hits. Although just searching plain "urm" answers the question twice out of the top 4 results as well.. HBCU is even more on point.