Urm + orm = ?

[Sed8&Intub8]

So what are you when you are half over represented and half under represented in healthcare?

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[mybubbles14]

So what are you when you are half over represented and half under represented in healthcare?

as in "mixed"?...you check whatever you identify yourself as on the application. There isn't a "urm" box on AMCAS. So if you are african american and caucasian (or whatever combination) then you simply check both boxes or anything that applies to you. You don't have to be 100% something to be considered URM.

 

[FriendlyFace]

So what are you when you are half over represented and half under represented in healthcare?

seems that whenever black genes are mixed with another race then the offspring is automatically black. not sure about the psychology behind this. Seems like the world is saying that anyone can be black but you need to be "pure" to be considered white.

 

[The Poet Sings]

So what are you when you are half over represented and half under represented in healthcare?

you cancel yourself out and cease to exist. sorry, i couldn't resist .

seems that whenever black genes are mixed with another race then the offspring is automatically black. not sure about the psychology behind this. Seems like the world is saying that anyone can be black but you need to be "pure" to be considered white.

in america anyways, people used to get REALLY specific about just how black you were and how white you were. a bit of black blood made you not white anymore. people were given categories like they were fractions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadroon

 

[klm84]

When you can check 2 boxes then you check two. When you can only check one box then it's up to you. For me, I'm "other" when the results of my checking that box don't mean much. When there are scholarships on the line, I'm urm. Just the way life is.

People say check whichever one you identify with... yea, I identify with both or neither or whatever. I grew up American and that's about it. No one cared to get too specific until I got to college.

 

[klm84]

Oh and to answer your post, you will usually just be regarded as urm in healthcare. (Unless you can't tell and look completely orm, but you will still be urm on paper)

 

[Dartmouth2005]

So what are you when you are half over represented and half under represented in healthcare?

U go with whatever will get you into medical school. Isn't that obvious?

 

[bonoz]

Could someone please clarify what exactly a URM is?

Can south asians be considered URMs?

Thanks

 

[hiyaman]

Under-represented minority
Currently includes African Americans, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans (American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians), Pacific Islanders, and mainland Puerto Ricans