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Affirmative Action
Grutter v. Bollinger, et. al.On June 23, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger, et. al., that schools may use race in admissions decisions to support the recruitment of a diverse student body. "Today's momentous Supreme Court decision will not only affect higher education, it will help ensure better health care for all Americans, now and in the future," AAMC President Dr. Jordan Cohen said. Read the full statement. What's next?AAMC developed an analysis of the Court's decision and its impact on medical schools. It published guidance on affirmative action admissions policies in October. AAMC continues to inform the academic medicine community about the implications of the Court's decision, and to supply resources that enable institutions to increase diversity. Why is this important for medical education?AAMC filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case, supporting the University of Michigan's use of race and ethnicity as one factor in its admissions policy to promote diversity. The medical profession must be able to consider race and ethnicity in selecting students in order to graduate a capable, effective physician workforce prepared to meet the needs of a diverse society. Without race-conscious admissions policies, medical schools would be unable to increase the number of minority physicians necessary to serve America and its ever-growing minority population, expand areas of academic research, and raise the general cultural competence of all physicians. More about the caseThe University of Michigan Admissions Lawsuits site gives detailed case history.
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