The Houston Chronicle (2/8, Garcia) reports data from the Association of American Medical Colleges show “more than 7,500 more students applied for medical school in the U.S. last year, an increase of 17 percent,” and “nearly two dozen medical schools have seen applications jump by at least 25 percent.” In Texas, schools received 700 more applications, up 33% from the year prior according to the Texas Health Education Service. Though the “AAMC doesn’t know exactly what is behind the increase,” it points to “several likely factors, including students having more time to focus on applications while being stuck at home, as well as the nation’s current spotlight on frontline health care workers ‘extraordinary heroism’ amid the pandemic.”
Related Links:
— “Medical school applications are up in Houston. But why? “Julie Garcia, The Houston Chronicle, February 8, 2021