Whether a physician fancies herself a member of the Green Party or the Tea Party, he or she must obey our government’s rules in her advocacy for that cause and be extremely diligent in those increasingly rare instances when she feels herself compelled not to do so.
Tomas Diaz, MD, Ryan Huerto, MD, MPH, MA, and Jasmine Weiss, MD
Aligning merit-based approaches with holistic approaches and equitable candidate evaluation can improve admissions processes, support learners, and improve patient care.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(3):E223-228. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.223.
The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.