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Blueprint for Establishing an Effective Postbaccalaureate Medical School Pre-Entry Program for Educationally Disadvantaged Students.
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Blakely, Alan W.; Broussard, Larry G. – Academic Medicine, 2003
The structure, experiences, and results of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine's Postbaccalaureate Reapplicant Program are used as a case study to construct a blueprint for returning 85-90 percent of program participants to shortage areas while increasing minority student admissions. This success rate has been achieved through…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
MEDPREP--30 Years of Making a Difference.
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Jackson, Evelyn W.; McGlinn, Shirley; Rainey, Michael; Bardo, Harold R. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Describes the Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Over the course of its 30-year history, 68 percent of students have been accepted to professional schools, with 92 percent being accepted to medical schools and attending 90 different medical schools in the country. Of those…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Increasing Access to Medical Education for Students from Medically Underserved Communities: One Program's Success.
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Thompson, William A.; Ferry, Pamela G.; King, Jason E.; Martinez-Wedig, Cindy; Michael, Lloyd H. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Describes the Premedical Honors College (PHC), an eight-year, BS-MD program created by Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas-Pan American to increase the number of physicians addressing underserved populations in Texas. An outcomes study comparing PHC matriculants with students of similar academic ability, ethnicity, and interest…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Identifying Qualified Underrepresented-Minority Students Who Otherwise Appear to Be at Academic Risk.
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Van Winkle, Lon J.; Perhac, Peter A. – Academic Medicine, 1996
Sixteen premedical students from underrepresented minority groups participated in a six-week, six-course program at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (Illinois). Academic performance before and during program participation was compared for students subsequently offered or denied admission. Accepted and denied students could be…
Descriptors: College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Evaluation of a Summer Prematriculation Program for Black and Other Nontraditional Students.
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Hesser, Al; Lewis, Lloyd – Academic Medicine, 1992
The 115 African-American and other nontraditional medical students attending a summer program in study skills and academic preparation to promote achievement and retention were compared with 82 nonattendees on demographic and academic measures. Little difference was found in the groups, except that attendees felt the program helped them adjust to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Medical Education
Baylor's Program to Attract Minority Students and Others to Science and Medicine.
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Butler, William T.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Baylor College of Medicine (Texas) conducts a variety of summer enrichment and other programs to improve how science is presented to students from elementary grades through college. These efforts entail close collaboration between medical college administration, Texas public school teachers, and college and university faculty. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, College School Cooperation, Developmental Studies Programs