Document Type

Article

Version Deposited

Published Version

Publication Date

1-24-2024

Publication Title

J Osteopath Med

DOI

10.1515/jom-2023-0114

Abstract

In the United States, the 40 colleges of osteopathic medicine and 157 schools of allopathic medicine face challenges in recruiting candidates who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), and gaps in racial disparity appear to be widening. In this commentary, the authors provide an analysis of the data collected from 8 years of conducting a URiM recruitment and welcoming social events. The event is sponsored by a student special interest group called Creating Osteopathic Minority Physicians Who Achieve Scholastic Success (COMPASS) at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York (TouroCOM-NY). The results of the 8-year data analysis supports the conclusion that the COMPASS program has benefited the school environment through increased diversity.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Published Citation

Dady, N., Toplan, S., Gardere, J., Moore, R., Agandi, L., Ulysse, U., Aminpour, A., Gelvin, M., Akinsanya, J. & Steier, K. (2024). Diversity in osteopathic medical school admissions and the COMPASS program: an update. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2023-0114

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