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Senate Hearings: Admissions and Workforce Diversity February 23, 2005. Ronald D. Garcia, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs Director Center of Excellence Stanford School of Medicine. Stanford Admits 2004. Total admits: 86 Age: 24 (range 20-34) Women: 40 (46%)
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Senate Hearings: Admissions and Workforce DiversityFebruary 23, 2005 Ronald D. Garcia, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs Director Center of Excellence Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford Admits 2004 • Total admits: 86 • Age: 24 (range 20-34) • Women: 40 (46%) • New Americans (born outside US):21 • Underrepresented in Medicine: 21(23%) • UIM last four years: 21%
Undergraduate Schools (51) California Institute of Technology Cal-State Long Beach Pomona College San Jose State U. Stanford University-15 UC-Berkeley-4 UC-Davis-2 UCLA-6
Review of Application • Research and scholarly activities • Independence of thought, productivity • Leadership • Role model, legacy • Evidence of originality and creativity • Academic and non-academic accomplishments • Community service, clinical work, sports, arts, business or other activities • Educational context • Interpret the applicant’s record with regard to the “distance traveled”
Educational Context “Distance Traveled” Interpret the scholastic record taking into account • Parental income, education and occupation • Pre-college education • Hours per week of work while attending college for financial support • Cultural barriers • Geographic location where applicant was raised • Prior experiences with any type of prejudice • Impact of stereotype threat • Special family circumstances
Curriculum Scholarly Concentrations: Community Service/Public Scholars Leadership training Cultural competence: Ethnicity and Medicine Language-Spanish, Mandarin Clinical Exposure: Arbor, Pacific, Ravenswood, Gardener
Applicant Pool Health Professions Pipeline Health Pathways “community colleges” Leadership training Summer Program SUMMA Conference
Recommendations • Integrate “context of achievement” • Support pipeline programs • Promote “climate” of diversity • Integrate cultural and linguistic competence