R/U (Rural/Underserved) Designation on Application

[Confused2626]

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I just noticed on my application that both my birthplace and current city are classified as "U" for Underserved. Neither of which I would have guessed to be.

Out of curiosity, what are some cities that are NOT underserved, or does AMCAS pretty much say every place is? Just found this kind of amusing...maybe it will give me an edge or something! haha

 

[AdemTD]

I just noticed on my application that both my birthplace and current city are classified as "U" for Underserved. Neither of which I would have guessed to be.

Out of curiosity, what are some cities that are NOT underserved, or does AMCAS pretty much say every place is? Just found this kind of amusing...maybe it will give me an edge or something! haha

Some schools must value that sort of information, or else AMCAS probably wouldn't report it. As far as what areas AMCAS wouldn't list as underserved, I have no idea what criteria they're using.

 

[LizzyM]

I think that underserved has something to do with the number of primary care providers per 1,000 population. I always find it amusing that Manhattan with its 4 medical schools is listed as an underserved area (which it is if you are looking for a primary care provider).

 

[nontrdgsbuiucmd]

I'd done research on this when applying for a grant -- after a fair amount of digging, found a map put out by a US Gov't agency listing areas that were considered "underserved". This map only broke the areas out by county; my county (a bit outside Denver) is not considered underserved; a nearby mountain community county IS considered medically underserved.

 

[mvenus929]

I'd done research on this when applying for a grant -- after a fair amount of digging, found a map put out by a US Gov't agency listing areas that were considered "underserved". This map only broke the areas out by county; my county (a bit outside Denver) is not considered underserved; a nearby mountain community county IS considered medically underserved.

Pueblo county is considered underserved, despite having a rather large city (granted, not by Denver standards, where a suburb is larger than the city itself) right smack in the middle of it. I imagine El Paso county is much the same.

And, by the way, AMCAS goes by county... both the counties my parents live in are considered rural and underserved.