"Holistic Admissions" During a Pandemic: The Effects of COVID-19 on Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Medical School Applicants

Acad Med. 2021 Jan 1;96(1):e3-e4. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003613.

Authors

Michael Perez¹, Cheyenne Williams¹, Neha Vapiwala²

Affiliations

¹ Fourth-year medical student, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Associate professor of radiation oncology and associate dean of admissions, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Neha.Vapiwala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu .

PMID: 32769448
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003613

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Education, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2
School Admission Criteria / statistics & numerical data*
Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Socioeconomic Factors
Vulnerable Populations / statistics & numerical data*