Capers Quinn, Way David P
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Aug;26(3):617-30. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0082.
African American (AA) physicians are more likely to practice primary care and care for underserved populations than majority physicians, yet remain underrep-resented in medicine. Because Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a legacy of matriculating students with lower standardized test scores, majority medical schools may be reluctant to form pipelines with HBCUs. We compared academic and postgraduate performance of two groups of AA students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine: HBCU versus Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) graduates.
We identified 212 AA matriculants between 1992 and 2007. Group 1 (N=39) were HBCU graduates, Group 2 (N=173) were PWI graduates. We compared MCAT scores, medical school, and post-graduate performance.
Despite lower average MCAT scores, groups did not differ significantly in terms of graduating, matching into residencies, selecting primary care, or achieving board certification.
Majority medical schools should consider forming strong recruitment pipelines with HBCUs.
与多数族裔医生相比，非裔美国（AA）医生更有可能从事初级保健工作并为服务不足的人群提供护理，但在医学领域的代表性仍然不足。由于历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）历来录取标准化考试成绩较低的学生，多数医学院可能不愿与HBCUs建立输送渠道。我们比较了俄亥俄州立大学医学院两组AA学生的学业和研究生阶段表现：HBCU毕业生与主要为白人机构（PWI）的毕业生。
我们确定了1992年至2007年间的212名AA入学学生。第1组（N = 39）是HBCU毕业生，第2组（N = 173）是PWI毕业生。我们比较了医学院入学考试（MCAT）成绩、医学院学业表现和研究生阶段表现。
尽管平均MCAT成绩较低，但两组在毕业、进入住院医师培训、选择初级保健或获得委员会认证方面没有显著差异。
多数医学院应考虑与HBCUs建立强大的招生输送渠道。
