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Medical Education
Health Equity
Sociology of Education

Background:

The 2023 Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling significantly restricted race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
This decision has potential implications for diversity in graduate medical education.
Understanding the impact on medical school admissions is crucial for maintaining a diverse physician workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze application, acceptance, and matriculation rates for US doctor of medicine (MD)-granting programs.
To compare these rates before and after the 2023 SCOTUS decision on affirmative action.
To identify demographic shifts in medical school admissions following the ruling.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cross-sectional study utilizing deidentified data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Analysis included applicants and matriculants to US MD-granting medical schools from 2019-2023 (pre-ruling) and 2024 (post-ruling).
Key outcome measures were application, acceptance, and matriculation rates across racial and ethnic groups.

Main Results:

In 2024, acceptance rates increased for White and Asian applicants but decreased for Black and underrepresented in medicine (URiM) applicants compared to 2019-2023.
URiM applicants faced significantly lower acceptance rates than White and Asian applicants in 2024.
URiM student representation among matriculants decreased by 3.56 percentage points in 2024, equating to 503 fewer URiM matriculants, with declines concentrated in states without prior affirmative action bans.

Conclusions:

The 2023 SCOTUS ruling was associated with a decline in URiM student matriculation into US medical schools.
An emergent disparity in acceptance rates for URiM applicants was observed post-ruling.
The findings suggest a link between the SCOTUS decision and demographic changes in medical school matriculation, particularly in specific state contexts.