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Jonathan Ham1, Geoffrey Young2, Douglas Grbic3
1University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA USA.
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US medical school applicants with a community college (CC) background face a decreased likelihood of acceptance, even considering prior academic achievement. While this bias is likely multifactorial, concern for these students' ability to complete medical school and graduate may be a component. We explored this idea by comparing rates of attrition vs. graduation in medical students with and without a CC background at MD-granting institutions. Our analysis showed no difference using multivariate regression accounting for student characteristics. Overall, our findings demonstrate that concern for attrition should not be a factor in admitting students with a CC background.
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