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USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school
PURPOSE: We compared MCAT scores, grade point averages (GPAs), and medical school acceptance rates of Black and Latino students in an outreach program called Undergraduate Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence (USSTRIDE) to non-USSTRIDE students. We hypothesized t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24861543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v19.24200 |
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author | Campbell, Kendall M. Berne-Anderson, Thesla Wang, Aihua Dormeus, Guy Rodríguez, José E. |
author_facet | Campbell, Kendall M. Berne-Anderson, Thesla Wang, Aihua Dormeus, Guy Rodríguez, José E. |
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description | PURPOSE: We compared MCAT scores, grade point averages (GPAs), and medical school acceptance rates of Black and Latino students in an outreach program called Undergraduate Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence (USSTRIDE) to non-USSTRIDE students. We hypothesized that Black and Latino participants in USSTRIDE had higher acceptance rates to medical school, higher MCAT scores, and college GPAs when compared to other Black and Latino medical school applicants from our institution. METHODS: The academic performance (GPAs and MCAT scores) and acceptance and matriculation rate data on all Black and Latino Florida State University applicants to any medical school from 2008 to 2012 were collected from the AIS/AMCAS database and separated into two comparison groups (USSTRIDE vs. Non-USSTRIDE). Independent sample T-tests and chi-square analysis, Cohen's D test, and odds ratios were determined. RESULTS: Average science GPA was 3.47 for USSTRIDE students (n=55) and 3.45 for non-USSTRIDE students (n=137, p=0.68, d=0.0652). Average cumulative GPA was 3.57 for USSTRIDE students and 3.54 for non-USSTRIDE students (p=0.45, d=0.121). Average MCAT score was 23 for USSTRIDE students and 25 for non-USSTRIDE students (p=0.02, d=0.378). Twenty-three percent of accepted USSTRIDE students and 29% of accepted non-USSTRIDE students had multiple acceptances (p=0.483, OR 1.38, 95% CI 0.52–3.88). Forty-nine percent of non-USSTRIDE students and 75% of USSTRIDE students matriculated in medical school (p=0.001, OR 3.13 95% CI 1.51–6.74). About 78.6% of USSTRIDE students matriculated at FSU's medical school compared to 36.2% of non-USSTRIDE students (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: USSTRIDE and non-USSTRIDE students had similar science and cumulative GPAs. USSTRIDE students' MCAT scores were lower but acceptance rates to medical school were higher. Participation in USSTRIDE is associated with increased acceptance rates for Black and Latino students to our medical school. This finding is true for other medical schools as USSTRIDE students are as likely as non-USSTRIDE students to have multiple acceptances. |
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spelling | pubmed-40333232014-06-02 USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school Campbell, Kendall M. Berne-Anderson, Thesla Wang, Aihua Dormeus, Guy Rodríguez, José E. Med Educ Online Research Article PURPOSE: We compared MCAT scores, grade point averages (GPAs), and medical school acceptance rates of Black and Latino students in an outreach program called Undergraduate Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence (USSTRIDE) to non-USSTRIDE students. We hypothesized that Black and Latino participants in USSTRIDE had higher acceptance rates to medical school, higher MCAT scores, and college GPAs when compared to other Black and Latino medical school applicants from our institution. METHODS: The academic performance (GPAs and MCAT scores) and acceptance and matriculation rate data on all Black and Latino Florida State University applicants to any medical school from 2008 to 2012 were collected from the AIS/AMCAS database and separated into two comparison groups (USSTRIDE vs. Non-USSTRIDE). Independent sample T-tests and chi-square analysis, Cohen's D test, and odds ratios were determined. RESULTS: Average science GPA was 3.47 for USSTRIDE students (n=55) and 3.45 for non-USSTRIDE students (n=137, p=0.68, d=0.0652). Average cumulative GPA was 3.57 for USSTRIDE students and 3.54 for non-USSTRIDE students (p=0.45, d=0.121). Average MCAT score was 23 for USSTRIDE students and 25 for non-USSTRIDE students (p=0.02, d=0.378). Twenty-three percent of accepted USSTRIDE students and 29% of accepted non-USSTRIDE students had multiple acceptances (p=0.483, OR 1.38, 95% CI 0.52–3.88). Forty-nine percent of non-USSTRIDE students and 75% of USSTRIDE students matriculated in medical school (p=0.001, OR 3.13 95% CI 1.51–6.74). About 78.6% of USSTRIDE students matriculated at FSU's medical school compared to 36.2% of non-USSTRIDE students (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: USSTRIDE and non-USSTRIDE students had similar science and cumulative GPAs. USSTRIDE students' MCAT scores were lower but acceptance rates to medical school were higher. Participation in USSTRIDE is associated with increased acceptance rates for Black and Latino students to our medical school. This finding is true for other medical schools as USSTRIDE students are as likely as non-USSTRIDE students to have multiple acceptances. Co-Action Publishing 2014-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4033323/ /pubmed/24861543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v19.24200 Text en © 2014 Kendall M. Campbell et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Campbell, Kendall M. Berne-Anderson, Thesla Wang, Aihua Dormeus, Guy Rodríguez, José E. USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title | USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title_full | USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title_fullStr | USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title_full_unstemmed | USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title_short | USSTRIDE program is associated with competitive Black and Latino student applicants to medical school |
title_sort | usstride program is associated with competitive black and latino student applicants to medical school |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24861543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v19.24200 |
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