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.
Recommended Citation
Dady, Nadege; Toplan, Steven; Gardere, Jeffrey; Moore, Robin; Agandi, Lorreen; Ulysse, Ulcha Fergie; Aminpour, Aida; Gelvin, McKensie; Akinsanya, Jemima; and Steier, Kenneth, "Diversity in Osteopathic Medical School Admissions and the COMPASS Program: An Update" (2024). Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research. 192.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/som_facpub/192
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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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