The number of first-year enrollees has increased incrementally, growing from 17,362 in 2006 to 18,036 in 2008.
“As the nation debates comprehensive reform of our health care system, it’s imperative that we continue to educate and train a new generation of qualified doctors prepared to execute those changes and lead the way of innovative health care,” Kirch says.
According to AAMC, medical schools are beginning to take a holistic approach to reviewing applicants, evaluating them on the basis of their academic and personal achievements and within the context of the opportunities and challenges each has encountered.
The applicants to medical school this year were among the most academically qualified in history; AAMC data showed an increase in the average of undergraduate grade point average and average MCAT scores. Women composed more than 48 percent of the applicants to medical school this year, down slightly from 49 percent in 2007.
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