First-generation and continuing-generation college graduates' application, acceptance, and matriculation to U.S. medical schools: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Many U.S. medical schools conduct holistic review of applicants to enhance the socioeconomic and experiential diversity of the physician workforce. The authors examined the role of first-generation college-graduate status on U.S. medical school application, acceptance, and matriculation, hypothesizing that first-generation (vs. continuing-generation) college graduates would be less likely to apply and gain acceptance to medical school.Secondary analysis of de-identified data from a retrospective national-cohort study was conducted for individuals who completed the 2001-2006 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Pre-Medical College Admission Test Questionnaire (PMQ) and the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). AAMC provided medical school application, acceptance, and matriculat

SUBMITTER: Mason HRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8676688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature