Well the official 'line' from the medical schools is that they are primarily looking for minorities who have a strong ethnic/cultural affiliation, thereby making it a more complicated matter than just blood makeup and genetics.
However, if you ask me, I say the med schools will definitely give you some advantage in admissions, even if you are far removed from your culture, just to proudly enhance their minority statistics.
Yes, pacific islanders and Puerto Ricans are considered under-represented minorities as far as I know.
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[This message has been edited by baylor21 (edited 01-11-2001).]