PreMed--911 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I'm sure some of you have seen this data and I might be too late to the party but in case you haven't I though I share it because it seems like it interests most of us on here. The research study confirms what most of us probably agree with which is most students want to become doctors just to make a living and the hope is that the system can filter them but it turns out the system cannot and it also seems like it's might be causing bias. I think this has a lot of interesting data for you all to take a look at about admissions in Canada. https://sortsmart.io/blog/canadian-medical-school-admissions-study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunAndMoon Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 You know your data is BS when your inquiry as to why people want to be doctors includes ONLY the following choices: - be a leader and make money - help and make money - following on the footsteps of mom and dad - help even if i had to volunteer Obviously the majority of participants will pick something that will lead you to "conclude" that they "are extrinsically motivated to pursue medicine by status, financial gain, or family tradition". Your survey is ridiculously flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011235813 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Same CEO as BeMo if you look at it. (Font and site layout are really similar too) Looks like BeMo needed another revenue stream, so they started advertising to the programs themselves to help select. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridian Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 For people with PhD's in their titles they should be embarrassed by 1) their choice of questions in the survey and 2) how they chose to then parse the data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballsortahard Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 What are these "Formal admission consulting programs" and do one in five applicants really use them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 That is a "study"? Yikes, looks like something a university drop out constructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, JohnGrisham said: That is a "study"? Yikes, looks like something a university drop out constructed. I bet it's pier reviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnerOfTheTARDIS Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Only one post... seems like an account created just to advertise a new consulting type service while trying to not look like an advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indefatigable Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 On January 16, 2018 at 11:39 PM, JohnGrisham said: That is a "study"? Yikes, looks like something a university drop out constructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMed2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Looks very shady .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLIC5A Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 This is an interesting read, but it's nothing new. Medicine has always been the rich man's sport. It's become more inclusive in the modern era, but the bias remains and likely will remain for ages to come. I don't think admissions committees are to blame. It's historical bias against people of lower socioeconomic status that exists in all societies. These barriers can be overcome, and it's done every single day, but the challenges are often insurmountable to the typical person. We in the western world do not live in a truly meritocratic society: merit alone cannot overcome. It's often merit and privilege Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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