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Impact of Multiple Mini Interviews versus Traditional Interviews on the Medical School Applicant Pool
Medical schools rely heavily on the in-person interview to make decisions about which applicants to accept. Therefore, a prospective student’s interview performance and a medical school’s interview structure are particularly important when taking into account the ways in which implicit bias can influence medical school admissions processes. Interview performance is significant because of its potential negative impact in creating a more diverse healthcare workforce.
Collaborating to Strengthen Health Careers Pipelines at UC Davis
The Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce’s (CDHW) first Community of Practice (COP) convened key stakeholders working to advance educational opportunity and access to health careers at the University of California, Davis. From May 2017 to March 2018, members of the COP crossed disciplines and campuses to engage staff and faculty from medicine, nursing, undergraduate pre-health, and K-12 outreach to align and strengthen UC Davis-wide efforts to promote a diverse healthcare workforce to advance health equity.