Colborn R P, Kent A P, Leon B
Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
S Afr Med J. 1995 Apr;85(4):256-61.
Since 1981, the composition of applicants and students admitted to the medical school of the University of Cape Town has changed gradually. The objective of this paper is to quantify these changes and explore possible reasons for them.
A retrospective analysis of the actual data accumulated at each annual intake was performed and the trends determined.
Only data for the University of Cape Town medical school were evaluated. Data published by similar institutions were used for comparative purposes.
The number of applicants has risen steadily from 1,229 in 1981 to 2,330 in 1994, so that the applicant/admission ratio now stands at 12,1:1. During this same period, the percentage of women in the class has increased, with women outnumbering men in both 1992 and 1993. In 1994, black African students comprised 24% of those admitted to the M.B. Ch.B. programme, and of these 30.4% were women. By comparison, their white colleagues constituted 45.3% of the class, 57.5% of this cohort being women.
The composition of the 1st-year M.B. Ch.B. class at the University of Cape Town has become multiracial in character, a factor achieved partly through academic support and affirmative action. The heterogeneity of the class, particularly in respect of gender, language and socio-economic factors, while appropriate and necessary, will have an impact on the university and the profession.
自1981年以来，开普敦大学医学院的申请者和录取学生的构成逐渐发生了变化。本文的目的是量化这些变化并探究其可能的原因。
对每年招生时积累的实际数据进行回顾性分析，并确定趋势。
仅对开普敦大学医学院的数据进行评估。使用类似机构公布的数据作比较。
申请者人数从1981年的1229人稳步增至1994年的2330人，因此目前申请者与录取者的比例为12.1:1。在此期间，班级中女生的比例有所增加，1992年和1993年女生人数均超过男生。1994年，非洲黑人学生占医学学士课程录取人数的24%，其中30.4%为女生。相比之下，他们的白人同学占班级人数的45.3%，这一群体中57.5%为女生（即白人女生占比57.5%）。
开普敦大学医学学士一年级班级的构成已呈现多种族特征，这一成果部分得益于学术支持和平权行动。班级的异质性，尤其是在性别、语言和社会经济因素方面，虽然恰当且必要，但将对大学和该专业产生影响。
