for their assistance with outreach to the deans. Enrollment data for DO-granting schools were provided by Erik Guercio of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. The authors owe special thanks to the AAMC Communications team for their work on editing and design. The AAMC welcomes your comments and suggestions for future editions of this report.

Standardized evaluation of future PAWs will identify best practices for recruiting AI/AN students to medical school, and future initiatives will include more robust measures of success.

PurposeThis study examined how applicants interpret the self-reported disadvantaged (SRD) question in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application.