Practicing Holistic Review in Medical Education
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Description
Issue brief that explores holistic review in medical school admissions and key issues related to diversifying and assessing medical school applicants and cohorts in order to expand the healthcare workforce in rural, minority, and underserved areas. Discusses the history and purpose of holistic review, which considers not only academic measures of potential success but also applicants' life experiences, socioeconomic background, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, and disability status, among other characteristics. Recaps informant interviews describing issues and lessons learned from medical school administrators, particularly related to applicant evaluation and emerging assessment methods.
Author(s)
Tim Bates, Sunita Mutha, Janet Coffman
Date
07/2020
Type
Document
Organization
Healthforce Center at UCSF
Tagged as
Graduate medical education · Health workforce pipeline · LGBTQI+ · People with disabilities · Racial and ethnic groups