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August 26, 2025JAMA Network OpenOpen Access

Medical School Admissions After the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Ruling

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MNMytien NguyenAHAlexandra M. HajdukTFTonya L. Fancher

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Overview

Retrospective study examines acceptance rates in medical schools after the 2023 Supreme Court ruling, indicating disparities in URiM representation.

Key Points

  • URiM student matriculation in US medical schools fell after the SCOTUS ruling, highlighting urgent disparities in admissions that need to be addressed.
  • Acceptance rates of White and Asian applicants increased post-ruling, while URiM applicants faced lower acceptance rates, suggesting a growing inequality.
  • This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed data from over 291,000 MD program applicants, revealing significant trends in admissions over the five-year span.
  • Declines in URiM representation were primarily seen in states lacking prior affirmative action bans, indicating a direct correlation with the SCOTUS ruling.

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Nguyen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af620aad7bf08b1eae31ffhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27008
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