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Gabriella Kchozyan

Higher Education

May 16, 2022 4:16 p.m.

Study associates affirmative action bans with decreases in medical school diversity

State bans on affirmative action are associated with striking declines in racial and ethnic diversity in public medical schools, according to a recent UCLA-led study.
The study examined the percentage of students from underrepresented backgrounds in United States public medical schools between 1985 and 2019 and found there was a decrease in the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students.

By Gabriella Kchozyan and Rania Soetirto

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