Academic Medicine, Vol. 94, No. 4/April 2019 454 chance of admission would have a 35%
chance if white, 75% if Hispanic, and 95% if African American with the same qualifications. 7 …

A holistic review process therefore emphasizes attributes, including learning ability, that are
associated with excellence in physicians. Applicants are evaluated according to criteria that …

Purpose The authors tested for an association between the Association of American Medical
Colleges' holistic review in admissions (HRA) workshop and the compositional diversity of …

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 …

To meet the healthcare needs of diverse populations, universities must implement strategies
to recruit health professions students who are racially, ethnically, and culturally similar to the …

Problem Racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes remain pervasive in the US health
care system. Increasing the diversity of the physician workforce is recognized as an …

Abstract The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2007 developed the
Holistic Review Framework for medical school admissions to increase mission-aligned …

Problem Despite the implementation of holistic review in the medical school application
process, there is little information about how this can be utilized in Combined Baccalaureate …

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 …

Now that the USSupreme Court has struck down raceconscious admissions in higher
education, institutions are looking to California where the practice has been banned in …