Johns Hopkins University has abandoned use of the Medical College Admission Test as a medical college admissions requirement in an effort to reestablish the validity of humanities in medical students' educational background and is encouraging other medical schools to make the test optional and underscore their support of general education. (MSE)

A comparison of the qualifications of medical school examinees, applicants, and accepted candidates with humanities majors and natural science majors is presented. Humanities majors have a higher acceptance rate (50 percent) than natural science majors (45.7 percent). (MLW)