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The Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-MAR)
Med-MAR was created to enhance admission opportunities for groups currently
underrepresented in medicine. Students applying to medical school who
self-identify they are from groups underrepresented in medicine or who
are economically disadvantaged and have taken the most recent MCAT can
register for the Med-MAR.
The program's registry distributes Web-based basic biographical information
about the examinee and the examinee's MCAT scores to minority affairs
and admission offices of AAMC member schools and certain health-related
agencies interested in increasing opportunities for students who self-identify
as underrepresented or economically disadvantaged individuals.
You are eligible for Med-MAR if you meet the following criteria:
- You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident visa holder, and;
- You self identify as a member of a racial or ethnic
group currently underrepresented in medicine and/or economically disadvantaged.
If you meet the eligibility requirements and ask to be included in the
registry, the following computerized information is made available to
U.S. medical schools and other health-related agencies: name, address,
date of birth, Social Security Number, state of legal residence, racial/ethnic
self-description, undergraduate college, major, MCAT scores.
A medical school, wishing to increase its applicant pool of students
from groups who self-identify as a member of a racial or ethnic group
currently underrepresented in medicine or who are economically disadvantaged,
uses the registry to mail information about the school directly to registrants.
Med-MAR registrants are also encouraged to apply directly to medical schools
they wish to attend.
Med-MAR serves only as a means of identifying and communicating the availability
of applicants from groups who self-identify as underrepresented in medicine
and/or as economically disadvantaged. No attempt is made by the Med-MAR
to advise students where to apply or to influence any admissions decisions.
Med-MAR registrants also are encouraged to review the following AAMC
publications before choosing which schools they wish to attend:
- Medical
School Admission Requirements (MSAR™)—Contains current and
official information on premedical preparation and admission for schools
in the United States and Canada. Each school entry includes information
on admission requirements, selection factors, financial aid, and information
for individuals from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented
in medicine. There is a chapter entirely devoted to information for
applicants from groups that are underrepresented in medicine.
- Minority Student Opportunities in United States
Medical Schools—Contains descriptions of medical school programs
designed to provide opportunities for racial and ethnic groups that
are underrepresented in medicine. Topic areas include recruitment, admission,
academic aid, summer programs, and financial aid.
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