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Medical School Attrition: Does Community College Background Matter?
Article in Medical science educator, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Medical School Cohorts and Preparedness to Work With Individuals From Different Backgrounds: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
US medical school applicants with a community college (CC) background face a decreased likelihood of acceptance, even considering prior academic achievement. While this bias is likely multifactorial, concern for these students' ability to complete medical school and graduate may be a component. We explored this idea by comparing rates of attrition vs. graduation in medical students with and without a CC background at MD-granting institutions. Our analysis showed no difference using multivariate regression accounting for student characteristics. Overall, our findings demonstrate that concern for attrition should not be a factor in admitting students with a CC background.
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