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Peer reviewedSilver, Larry B.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
This study of the role of medical school admissions committees as it relates to the mental health of applicants focuses on the composition of the committees and policies for applicants with former mental health problems. The impact of federal legislation regarding the handicapped on admissions procedures is discussed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants, Committees
Download full textAssociation of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1993
This handbook provides an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and aims to help medical schools to review and refine their institutional policies to conform with the ADA. The background section describes the 1973 Rehabilitation Act which prohibits discrimination solely on the basis of disability of an "otherwise…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Accreditation (Institutions), Admission (School)
