Background Emotional intelligence (EI) is a predictive factor of academic success in
undergraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs. Although some research suggests a …

Context Medical education is neither simple nor stable, and is highly contextualised. Hence,
ways of perceiving multiple connections and complexity are fundamental when seeking to …

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic presented numerous, significant challenges for
medical schools, including how to select the best candidates from a pool of applicants when …

Introduction Globally, people with the academic and personal attributes to successfully study
medicine experience disadvantages associated with sociodemographic factors …

Several lawsuits have recently been filed against US universities; the plaintiffs contend that
considerations of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions discriminate against Asian …

Student diversity in health professions education (HPE) can be affected by selection
procedures. Little is known about how different selection tools impact student diversity …

Introduction: Considering the relevant 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission
recommendations, this paper reviews the current state of Canadian medical schools' …

Introduction Within medical school's holistic review of applicants includes a review of their
distance travelled to get to this point in their education. The AAMC defines distance travelled …

Introduction Increasing the diversity of medical students, or widening participation (WP), is
critical for social justice and healthcare delivery, and many governments are setting policies …

Despite decades of policies to widen participation in medical degrees, students selected for
Medicine continue to reflect a socially elite group, rather than the diversity of the …