GSA Professional Development Conference for Medical School Admissions Officers
June 21-24, 2007 - Scottsdale, AZ

Presentation Materials and Handouts

Friday, June 22

• Day-long presentation: Key Foundations for Developing Educationally Effective and Legally Sound Access and Diversity Policies (PDF, 52 pages)
• Boston University SOM Committee on Admissions Mission Statement (PDF, 4 pages)
• Holistic Admissions and Enhancing Diversity Project Summary (PDF, 2 pages)
• Breakout session handout: Key Foundations for Developing Educationally Effective and Legally Sound Access and Diversity Policies (PDF, 12 pages)
• Educational Context "Distance Traveled" (PDF, 1 page)
• Acceptance Rates/Graduation Rates/MCAT Scores Graphs (PDF, 1 page)

Saturday, June 23

• Criminal Background Checks: Beyond Information Collection to Evaluation
• Medical School Preparation for CBC Implementation: Transition discussion (PDF, 18 pages)
• Breakout session handout: Case Studies (PDF, 6 pages)
• GSA-COA Informational Guide to Effective Practices for Criminal Background Checks (AAMC Login required)
• AMCAS/FAP Update (PDF, 39 pages)
• MCAT Exam Then & Now: The Impact of the Paper to Computer Conversion on Admissions (PDF, 23 pages)

Sunday, June 24

• Physician Workforce Expansion and the Adequacy of the Applicant Pool: What's Coming Down the Arroyo? (PDF, 60 pages)