Medical education has reached a critical juncture—the structural racism that has permeated
the fabric of its systems and institutions for centuries can no longer be ignored. The …

Holistic review is a conceptual framework that encourages medical schools to consider a
wide range of criteria in deciding which applicants to admit. It promotes a balanced …

Medical schools and residency programs have always sought excellence in the areas of
education, research, and clinical care. However, these pursuits are not accomplished within …

Current challenges to affirmative action policies are cause for concern for medical schools
that employ holistic admissions processes, which consider an applicant's race, ethnicity …

Problem: Medical students often feel unprepared to care for patients whose cultural
backgrounds differ from their own. Programs in medical schools have begun to address …

In the context of current US racial justice movements, analysis of racism in medicine within
medical education is a critical task for all institutions. To educate the next generation of …

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter and other antiracism justice movements, medical
education is evolving to incorporate health equity principles for all medical students and …

The 2019–2020 academic year was unprecedented, with navigating the COVID-19
pandemic and meaningfully engaging with the causes and consequences of long-standing …

Studies primarily involving single health professions programs suggest that holistic review in
admissions can increase underrepresented minority (URM) representation among admitted …

Objective To explore student experiences relating to racism, microaggressions and implicit
bias within healthcare communication and medical education in the wake of the Black Lives …