Showing posts with label admissions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label admissions. Show all posts

Monday, April 7, 2014

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Medical School Applicants, Enrollment Reach All-Time High; Residency Bottleneck Still A Problem

Medical School Applicants, Enrollment Reach All-Time Highs.  Association Of American Medical Colleges.  October 24, 2013.

(1)  The number of students enrolled in their first year of medical school exceeded _____________ for the first time.

(2)  The total number of applicants to medical school was _____________  surpassing the previous record set in __________.

(3)  The present cap on residency slots has not changed by Congress in __________ years.

(4)  The overall growth in medical school enrollment can be attributed to _____________________
____________________.

(5)  The median undergraduate GPA for applicants  was ________ with an MCAT schore of ________.

(6)  Enrollees in medical school were _________% male and _______% female.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Social Networking Sites Sometimes Used to Evaluate Med School Applicants

Status Update:  Medical Schools May Check Applicants On Facebook by Alvin Tran.  Capsules:  The KHN Blog.  November 8, 2012.

A study published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal found that a small percentage of admissions officers of medical schools and residency programs indicated that they have used social networking sites to evaluate applicants.  The Association of American Medical Colleges according to the article makes no recommendation on social sites and admissions.