While many schools have focused on increasing student representation from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, efforts to address socioeconomic diversity have been more limited.1 A 2018 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) report found that 75% of U.S. medical school matriculants came from the top two income quintiles while only 5% came from the last quintile, a trend which has remained unchanged over the past 30 years.1 …
Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Student Experiences in Medical School: A Multicenter U.S. Survey
Authors
Anastasia P. Piersa, MD, MBA
Willa Li, BA
Sophie S. Son, BA
Marco Rivas, BS
James N. Woodruff, MD
Maria A. Alkureishi, MD
Wei Wei Lee, MD, MPH
for the Medical Student Well-being Research Consortium
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