Three Things Schools Should Do to Make Advancement Assessment Just

Abstract

This article considers how student advancement assessment in American medical schools undermines equity. Although much attention is paid to admissions processes' capacity to diversify the physician workforce, students' advancement has been neglected as the next key step along their journeys toward graduation and residency training. This article canvasses common ways advancement undermines equity and suggests 3 areas of focus. In particular, it suggests that retention, student progression, and career advancement milestones are at least as important as admissions-based efforts to promote justice in medical education opportunity.The American Medical Association designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available through the AMA Ed Hub TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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