Racial Diversity in the Medical Profession: The Impact of Affirmative Action Bans on Underrepresented Student of Color Matriculation in Medical Schools
Racial Diversity in the Medical Profession: The Impact of Affirmative Action Bans on Underrepresented Student of Color Matriculation in Medical Schools
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DOI：
10.1353/jhe.2015.0009
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Mickey-Pabello, David
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作者：
Garces, Liliana M.;Mickey-Pabello, David
这项研究考察了六个州(加利福尼亚州、华盛顿州、佛罗里达州、德克萨斯州、密歇根州和内布拉斯加州)的平权行动禁令对这些州公立医学院历史上代表不足的有色人种学生的预取率的影响。调查结果显示，平权行动禁令导致医学院学生的首次入学人数下降了约17%(从18.5%下降到15.3%)，而这些学生的代表比例偏低。这一下降与其他教育部门的有色人种学生入学人数下降类似，包括美国最挑剔的公立本科院校、法学院和各种研究生领域，在这些州中的一些州颁布了平权行动禁令。调查结果表明，全州范围内的法律禁止在高等教育招生中考虑种族因素，这对医疗行业解决全国面临的医疗危机构成了严重障碍。
This study examines the impact of affirmative action bans in six states (California, Washington, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Nebraska) on the matriculation rates of historically underrepresented students of color in public medical schools in these states. Findings show that affirmative action bans have led to about a 17% decline (from 18.5% to 15.3%) in the first-time matriculation of medical school students who are underrepresented students of color. This decline is similar to drops in the enrollment of students of color that have taken place across other educational sectors, including the nation's most selective public undergraduate institutions, law schools, and various graduate fields of study, after bans on affirmative action were enacted in some of these states. The findings suggest that statewide laws banning the consideration of race in postsecondary admissions pose serious obstacles for the medical profession to address the health care crisis facing the nation.