Is this affecting the diversity of the physician work force? These authors seem to think so:
More than 1,000 students from three Minnesota medical schools were surveyed and minority students were found to have a lower sense of personal accomplishment and quality of life than their nonminority peers. They were more likely than nonminority students to have experienced a personal illness in the past year and to have children, both stressors that could impact their quality of life and sense of accomplishment.
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Might also be that they are not as well prepared academically to cope with the rigors.
At the Univeristy of Missouri, class of 1990 we had 3 blacks.
MB, actually started with the class of 89, did so poorly that he repeated all but one class beginning with my group, in 1996. Completed the first year material (in this second year), failed second year classes, thus joining class of 1991, further academic troubles ensued with his clinical years, finially graduating 1993, 8 years after beginning a 4 year program.
AK, began med school with a masters degree in anatomy from St. Louis University. Failed ironically, human anatomy first semester. Failed neuro anatomy and physiology second semester and dropped out.
LW, failed biochemistry and histology first semester. failed physiology second semester, dropped out.
I’m certain being so unprepared as to flunk all those classes was very unsatisfying.
Awwww. The Self-Esteem Train hits the 50 foor thick Wall of Reality.
As a third year medical student and an African-American woman, I’m disgusted (at best) with the previous comments. With the obviously superior support system at the University of MISSOURI, I’m shocked that your “blacks” (as you put it) had difficulities.
Gee Angry, could you be just a little more obtuse?
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