Journal article
Broadening Diversity in Medicine: Outcomes of the Drexel Pathway to Medical School Postbaccalaureate Medical Science Program
Journal of best practices in health professions diversity, Vol.11(1), pp.1-12
01 Apr 2018
Abstract
Many academic health centers implement premedical post-baccalaureate programs (PBPs) to enhance the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in medicine. The goal is to create a more diverse physician workforce, mirroring the patient population being served. The purpose of this 5-year retrospective study was to examine the longitudinal performance of students participating in the Drexel Pathway to Medical School (DPMS) PBP, as compared to a randomly selected peer group of medical students who did not participate. Many DPMS students entered medical school with lower GPA and MCATs, yet performed on par with the comparison group. DPMS students took slightly longer to graduate versus control students, however, this difference was not statistically significant. Means for licensing exams differed, but were comparable to their peers. We conclude that establishing metrics for evaluation and monitoring student performance in a PBP was essential to achieving the desired outcomes for DPMS students-careers in medicine.
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- Title
- Broadening Diversity in Medicine
- Creators
- Christina Cestone - Office of Educational Affairs, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDonna Russo - Drexel UniversityLinda Berardi-Demo - Drexel UniversityValerie Weber - Drexel UniversityMichael White - Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJed Shumsky - Office of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies and Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDoug Baird - Office of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies and Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLoretta Walker - Office of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAna Núñez - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of best practices in health professions diversity, Vol.11(1), pp.1-12
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press for the School of Health Sciences at Winston-Salem State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program; College of Medicine; [Retired Faculty]
- Identifiers
- 991020830854604721