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Diversity in osteopathic medical school admissions and the COMPASS program: an update

Published:2024-01-24 Issue:0 Volume:0 Page:
ISSN:2702-3648
Container-title:Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Dady Nadege¹,Toplan Steven¹,Gardere Jeffrey¹,Moore Robin²,Agandi Lorreen¹,Ulysse Ulcha Fergie¹,Aminpour Aida³,Gelvin McKensie³,Akinsanya Jemima⁴,Steier Kenneth¹

Affiliation:

1. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York , New York , NY , USA

2. Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine , Stratford , NJ , USA

3. Touro University School of Health Sciences , New York , NY , USA

4. Neuroimmunology Clinic, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA

Abstract

Abstract In the United States, the 40 colleges of osteopathic medicine and 157 schools of allopathic medicine face challenges in recruiting candidates who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), and gaps in racial disparity appear to be widening. In this commentary, the authors provide an analysis of the data collected from 8 years of conducting a URiM recruitment and welcoming social events. The event is sponsored by a student special interest group called Creating Osteopathic Minority Physicians Who Achieve Scholastic Success (COMPASS) at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York (TouroCOM-NY). The results of the 8-year data analysis supports the conclusion that the COMPASS program has benefited the school environment through increased diversity.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Complementary and alternative medicine,Complementary and Manual Therapy

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jom-2023-0114/pdf

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