Trends in Medical School Applications and Acceptances From Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1980-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a pivotal role in higher education and the physician career path in the US. Studies have highlighted the importance of HBCU medical schools in the training of Black physicians. However, little is known about the contributions of HBCU undergraduate institutions to the medical school pathway over the past 30 years.

Objective

To describe trends in Black HBCU undergraduate students' medical school application and acceptance rates from 1980 to 2022.

Design, setting, and participants

This descriptive cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Association of American Medical Colleges from 1980 to 2022 on medical school applicantions and acceptances, as well as National Center for Education Statistics data

SUBMITTER: Weiss J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature