The results of a 1982 survey of the structure and function of admissions committees in a sample of U.S. medical schools are described. Some changes in admissions committee composition were disclosed. These changes suggest a trend toward more democratic representation. (MLW)

The Simulated Minority Admissions Exercise, an educational technique that simulates a typical medical school admissions situation, is described. The main objective is to help medical schools to select potentially successful minority applicants and to improve their retention by ensuring that they enter medical school under positive circumstances.…

Cancer centers have evolved several types of administrative structures, the most successful using some modification of a matrix system with delegation of significant administrative authority to the center. The author suggests implications for other multidisciplinary centers which find themselves in conflict with traditional discipline…

A survey of medical schools in the United States to obtain a description of the interview process used in the selection of first-year medical students is reported. Results indicate that 99 percent of the respondents use the interview and that it ranks second only to grade point average in importance. (Author/MLW)

Almost three quarters of all medical school applicants are first-time applicants. Reapplicants have a smaller but still good chance of acceptance. Data from the Applicant Information Management System shows a somewhat lower probability of gaining acceptance to medical school. (MLW)

To test diversity among members of admissions committees, the University of Massachusetts Medical School sponsored a simulated admissions conference. The conference offered nonmedical professionals opportunities to critique the admissions process, to suggest new approaches, and to participate in a simulated admissions procedure. (Author/MLW)

The multiple points of entry into medical schools at Boston University, which are made possible by a unique relationship between the undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and the School of Medicine, are described. Substantial flexibility has been introduced into the liberal arts experience and the first year of medical sciences. (MLW)

A study was conducted to evaluate the data-gathering skills of admissions interviewers. Major areas of importance and major problems were identified and recommendations to the admissions committee presented in instructional videotape form to illustrate problems and demonstrate more effective strategies. Conclusions emphasize the importance of…

A study of physicians who had graduated from or had matriculated without graduating from dental school prior to entering a medical school focused on reasons for career choices, medical school admissions process, academic perfromance in both schools, medical specialty, and attitudes toward dentistry and medicine. (Editor/JT)

Peer nomination (the practice of student selection of the outstanding students in each class) is suggested as the best criterion for identifying which medical students are likely to become the best overall physicians. A study comparing admissions information for award finalists and their classmates is described. (Author/MLW)

This annual study reports applicant, application, and enrollment statistics for the 1973-74 entering class of the 114 U.S. medical schools in comparison with previous years. (National totals are larger but the rate of increase declining.) Contains summary information on various applicant qualifications and characteristics including number of…

Evaluates the Meharry Medical College Biomedical Sciences Program (1969-73), which was intended to recruit college students from predominantly southern and black colleges by providing post-junior-year summer science training. Concludes that participants are more likely than a cross section of all applicants to gain admission to medical or dental…

Since 1969 applicants to the four University of Texas medical schools apply through one center and admission offers come from the individual schools. In 1975 a computer-assisted admission system was successfully implemented by the center to match students with schools, thus reducing the number of multiple admission offers and providing more…

The results from four pilot administrations of the Medical College Admission Test essay question are reported. Analyses focused on the performance characteristics of sample groups; the relationships between essay scores and academic/demographic characteristics; and the reliability of one 45-minute versus two 30-minute essays. (Author/MLW)