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No one is hiring based on test scores though? The bar to even get into med school is so insanely high that most people able to get in and become doctors were a
by jmcgough 2y ago
No one is hiring based on test scores though? The bar to even get into med school is so insanely high that most people able to get in and become doctors were already upper-middle or high SES. The only point in the entire process where "DEI" matters is feeder programs for underprivileged students, the type of people who can't afford to pay for MCAT tutors etc.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoResident physician hiring is strongly based on test scores, specifically the USMLE Step 1. It's true that scores in the board exams the OP discusses aren't super relevant to hiring, though.
- dillydogg 2y agoIt is step 2 now, given that step 1 is now pass/fail. But yes step 2 is the single most important factor in residency match
- evulhotdog 2y agoIt very much depends on the specialty, too.
- SkyPuncher 2y agoI married my wife shortly before she started med school. Scores are basically the entire name of the game. Sure you’re not hired into your attending job based on scores, but med school and residency are largely based on scores.
- NotYourLawyer 2y agoObviously I don’t mean “hire” in the narrow sense. We shouldn’t admit people to medical school based on DEI any more than we should hire them after medical school based on DEI.