National Study on University Admissions in the Health Professions to be released September 30th in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 30, 2014, in Washington, DC, Urban Universities for HEALTH will release a report that is the first to examine nationwide the impact and use of holistic review—a university admissions process that assesses an applicant's unique experiences alongside traditional measures of academic achievement such as test scores—for students pursuing careers in the health professions.

Many universities use a holistic admission process to select students, because it enables them to evaluate a broader range of criteria important for student success in school and the workforce. However, the impact of this practice on student diversity, academic quality, and other learning outcomes was largely unknown until now.

The study was led by Dr. Greer Glazer, Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, and coordinated by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)/Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

When:  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Where: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge
529 14th St NW, 13^th Floor, Washington, DC

RSVP: RSVP to attend the event at: http://bit.ly/1otGUfu  

Contact: Julia Michaels, 202-478-6071, Urban Universities for HEALTH

Scheduled speakers include:

• Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• Dr. M. Roy Wilson, President, Wayne State University
• Dr. Neil D. Theobald, President, Temple University
• Dr. Yvonne Maddox, Acting Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• Dr. Greer Glazer, Co-Principal Investigator and Dean, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati

Join the discussion on Twitter with @UUHEALTH and follow #HolisticReview

Urban Universities for HEALTH (Health Equity through Alignment, Leadership, and Transformation of the Health Workforce) is a partnership effort of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)/Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The project aims to improve evidence and the use of data that will help universities enhance and expand a culturally sensitive, diverse and prepared health workforce that will improve health and health equity in underserved urban communities.

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