Comments on: Record Enrollment at U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:09:08 +0000

“Asians don’t get minority status because they are relatively over represented in medicine… This promotes (albeit in a less then perfect way) diversity.”

Riiiiight!

I guess the powers that be are so into promoting “diversity” that they are ok with Asians being disproportionally underrepresented as Department Heads, Program Directors, etc.

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:05:37 +0000

Asians don’t get minority status because they are relatively over represented in medicine compared to the numbers in the general population. I think if all of a sudden 20% of med students were Native Americans, Native Americans would also be denied minority status. This promotes (albeit in a less then perfect way) diversity.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:20:38 +0000

I know I probably don’t speak for everyone, but I’m going into medicine because it is the most intellectually challenging and one of the most humane career choices possible. I want to be able to spend my entire career challenging myself, learning, and helping people everyday. Yes, the pay is nice, but it is certainly not the number one reason for my selecting medicine as a career path. Nothing is a perfectly safe investment, but you have to do what you love or your life will never be what you want it to be. I hope all you other medical school hopefuls feel the same way, because if you’re going into it for the money alone, you’ll never make it past the interview process.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:06:08 +0000

People are going into medicine because life comes first…that means before money & material things, something that society today is losing touch with obviously.

By: R

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:49:02 +0000

Asian americans probalby were not included becauswe they are not underrepresented in medicine. Every other ethniciy mentioned is….Latino, Native American, and African American are all URM.

I was thinking the same thing regarding the DO schools.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:31:08 +0000

I assume the first poster is referring to Asians and/or Asian-Indians. Well, let us remember who built the railroads and gave the world spices and more via colonialism. But, they managed to succeed despite outside oppression through cultural values that have been around a lot longer. So they don’t count as minorities anymore even though they make up nothing of the US population. Interesting, isn’t it?

On a different note, why the flying #(#( are people going into medicine? Are people so delusional in today’s market that somehow medicine is a safe investment? People pay way way too much for that education.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:43:14 +0000

What about noting the record growth at DO schools in the United States?

By: a_c

a_c — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:45:54 +0000

As is expected, a certain minority that does not count as “oppressed by the Man” is notable by its absence in the let’s-boost-numbers sweepstakes.