Chief Healthcare Executive January 10, 2025
Ron Southwick

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education admissions, and new data from medical colleges shows the ruling is having an impact.

More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that it’s unconstitutional for colleges to consider race as a factor in admissions, the number of new Black and Hispanic medical students is dropping.

The Association of American Medical Colleges released new data Thursday on medical school enrollment for the 2024-25 school year, offering the first snapshot of medical school admissions since the high court’s ruling. The data shows declines in enrollment among first-year students from some racial groups, including Black and Hispanic Americans.

The declines are in the double digits, according to AAMC data.

The percentage...

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