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Implementing competency based admissions at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) was founded in 1955 during an era of limited access to medical school for women, racial minorities, and many religious and ethnic groups. Located in the Bronx, NY, Einstein seeks to educate physicians in an environment of state-of-the-art scientific...

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Autores principales: Kerrigan, Noreen, Akabas, Myles H., Betzler, Thomas F., Castaldi, Maria, Kelly, Mary S., Levy, Adam S., Reichgott, Michael J., Ruberman, Louise, Dolan, Siobhan M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26847852
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v21.30000
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author Kerrigan, Noreen
Akabas, Myles H.
Betzler, Thomas F.
Castaldi, Maria
Kelly, Mary S.
Levy, Adam S.
Reichgott, Michael J.
Ruberman, Louise
Dolan, Siobhan M.
author_facet Kerrigan, Noreen
Akabas, Myles H.
Betzler, Thomas F.
Castaldi, Maria
Kelly, Mary S.
Levy, Adam S.
Reichgott, Michael J.
Ruberman, Louise
Dolan, Siobhan M.
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description The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) was founded in 1955 during an era of limited access to medical school for women, racial minorities, and many religious and ethnic groups. Located in the Bronx, NY, Einstein seeks to educate physicians in an environment of state-of-the-art scientific inquiry while simultaneously fulfilling a deep commitment to serve its community by providing the highest quality clinical care. A founding principle of Einstein, the basis upon which Professor Einstein agreed to allow the use of his name, was that admission to the student body would be based entirely on merit. To accomplish this, Einstein has long used a ‘holistic’ approach to the evaluation of its applicants, actively seeking a diverse student body. More recently, in order to improve its ability to identify students with the potential to be outstanding physicians, who will both advance medical knowledge and serve the pressing health needs of a diverse community, the Committee on Admissions reexamined and restructured the requirements for admission. These have now been categorized as four ‘Admissions Competencies’ that an applicant must demonstrate. They include: 1) cocurricular activities and relevant experiences; 2) communication skills; 3) personal and professional development; and 4) knowledge. The purpose of this article is to describe the process that resulted in the introduction and implementation of this competency based approach to the admission process.
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spelling pubmed-47424652016-03-01 Implementing competency based admissions at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Kerrigan, Noreen Akabas, Myles H. Betzler, Thomas F. Castaldi, Maria Kelly, Mary S. Levy, Adam S. Reichgott, Michael J. Ruberman, Louise Dolan, Siobhan M. Med Educ Online Short Communication The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) was founded in 1955 during an era of limited access to medical school for women, racial minorities, and many religious and ethnic groups. Located in the Bronx, NY, Einstein seeks to educate physicians in an environment of state-of-the-art scientific inquiry while simultaneously fulfilling a deep commitment to serve its community by providing the highest quality clinical care. A founding principle of Einstein, the basis upon which Professor Einstein agreed to allow the use of his name, was that admission to the student body would be based entirely on merit. To accomplish this, Einstein has long used a ‘holistic’ approach to the evaluation of its applicants, actively seeking a diverse student body. More recently, in order to improve its ability to identify students with the potential to be outstanding physicians, who will both advance medical knowledge and serve the pressing health needs of a diverse community, the Committee on Admissions reexamined and restructured the requirements for admission. These have now been categorized as four ‘Admissions Competencies’ that an applicant must demonstrate. They include: 1) cocurricular activities and relevant experiences; 2) communication skills; 3) personal and professional development; and 4) knowledge. The purpose of this article is to describe the process that resulted in the introduction and implementation of this competency based approach to the admission process. Co-Action Publishing 2016-02-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4742465/ /pubmed/26847852 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v21.30000 Text en © 2016 Noreen Kerrigan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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Akabas, Myles H.
Betzler, Thomas F.
Castaldi, Maria
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Levy, Adam S.
Reichgott, Michael J.
Ruberman, Louise
Dolan, Siobhan M.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26847852
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v21.30000
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