Kerbeshian L A
Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks.
Acad Med. 1989 Jul;64(7):396-400. doi: 10.1097/00001888-198907000-00013.
Underrepresentation of minorities continues to be a significant problem for medical schools. Although schools are considering nontraditional selection factors in an attempt to redress imbalances in admissions, little is known about the criteria that predict success for minority students who enroll. American Indian medical students at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine were surveyed concerning quantitative and qualitative variables. They scored significantly lower than non-Indian students, but there was no difference in terms of traditional admissions criteria between the Indian students who withdrew and those who graduated. Students who withdrew were slightly younger, had more siblings, and had attended reservation schools. Problems noted by students included poor academic preparation, excessive family responsibilities, and encountering cultural misperceptions. An overview of these problems and recommendations for solving them are presented.
少数族裔在医学院中的代表性不足仍然是一个重大问题。尽管医学院校正在考虑采用非传统的选拔因素，试图纠正招生中的不平衡现象，但对于预测入学的少数族裔学生能否成功的标准却知之甚少。北达科他大学医学院对美国印第安医学生的定量和定性变量进行了调查。他们的得分显著低于非印第安学生，但退学的印第安学生和毕业的印第安学生在传统录取标准方面没有差异。退学的学生年龄稍小，兄弟姐妹更多，并且就读于保留地学校。学生们指出的问题包括学业准备不足、家庭责任过重以及遭遇文化误解。本文概述了这些问题并提出了解决建议。
