Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?

To address the underrepresentation of Black students in medical schools in Canada and identify barriers in selection processes, we compare data from the latest Canadian census to that of an exit-survey conducted after a situational judgment test (Casper) among medical school applicants and from que...

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Autores principales:	Jean-Michel Leduc, Victoire Kpadé, Samantha Bizimungu, Martine Bourget, Isabelle Gauthier, Christian Bourdy, Estelle Chétrit, Saleem Razack
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Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2021
Materias:	Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:913fd75f47c343749844d615f54ed1aa2021-12-01T22:35:35ZBlack students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far? 10.36834/cmej.720171923-1202https://doaj.org/article/913fd75f47c343749844d615f54ed1aa2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/72017https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 To address the underrepresentation of Black students in medical schools in Canada and identify barriers in selection processes, we compare data from the latest Canadian census to that of an exit-survey conducted after a situational judgment test (Casper) among medical school applicants and from questionnaires done after selection interviews in Quebec, Canada. The proportion of Black people aged 15-34 years old in Quebec in 2016 was 5.3% province-wide and 8.2% in the Montreal metropolitan area. The proportion in the applicant pool for 2020 in Quebec was estimated to be 4.5% based on Casper exit-survey data. Comparatively, it is estimated that Black people represented 1.8% of applicants invited to admission interviews and 1.2% of admitted students in Quebec in 2019. Although data from different cohorts and data sources do not allow for direct comparisons, these numbers suggest that Black students applying to medical school are disproportionately rejected at the first step compared to non-Black students. Longitudinal data collection among medical school applicants will be necessary to monitor the situation. Further studies are required to pinpoint the factors contributing to this underrepresentation, to keep improving the equity of our selection processes. Jean-Michel LeducVictoire KpadéSamantha BizimunguMartine BourgetIsabelle GauthierChristian BourdyEstelle ChétritSaleem RazackCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal (2021)
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description	To address the underrepresentation of Black students in medical schools in Canada and identify barriers in selection processes, we compare data from the latest Canadian census to that of an exit-survey conducted after a situational judgment test (Casper) among medical school applicants and from questionnaires done after selection interviews in Quebec, Canada. The proportion of Black people aged 15-34 years old in Quebec in 2016 was 5.3% province-wide and 8.2% in the Montreal metropolitan area. The proportion in the applicant pool for 2020 in Quebec was estimated to be 4.5% based on Casper exit-survey data. Comparatively, it is estimated that Black people represented 1.8% of applicants invited to admission interviews and 1.2% of admitted students in Quebec in 2019. Although data from different cohorts and data sources do not allow for direct comparisons, these numbers suggest that Black students applying to medical school are disproportionately rejected at the first step compared to non-Black students. Longitudinal data collection among medical school applicants will be necessary to monitor the situation. Further studies are required to pinpoint the factors contributing to this underrepresentation, to keep improving the equity of our selection processes.
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author	Jean-Michel Leduc Victoire Kpadé Samantha Bizimungu Martine Bourget Isabelle Gauthier Christian Bourdy Estelle Chétrit Saleem Razack
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title	Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?
title_short	Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?
title_full	Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?
title_fullStr	Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?
title_full_unstemmed	Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?
title_sort	black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of quebec, canada: what do we know so far?
publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
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Black students applying and admitted to medicine in the province of Quebec, Canada: what do we know so far?

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