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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Med school doesn’t care about major, they are shaping a class and want diverse applicants. It’s gpa, MCAT, clinical, research, volunteer and leadership with a compelling story much like college admissions. Major in engineering if you wish, solid back-up plan obviously, just understand you’re not getting brownie points for it. [b]They want empathetic providers that connect with patients and are great communicators.[/b] [/quote]

They are failing a lot then.  There are so many that aren't.  Which I understand when some now have to see what 20 plus patients a day.  That's a bigger issue though.[/quote]

Failing in what way?[/quote]
Every year, we get copious amounts of health data indicating intense biases against women and minorities. The maternal mortality rate for even rich black women is concerning. Also anyone who has had a serious health issue while being overweight will give you the classic story of the doctor basically going "just lose weight" when there are other serious issues going on. Medical training doesn't involve much nutrition or statistical knowledge, which our physicians desperately need.[/quote]

Nutrition is metabolism and biochemistry. There is extensive training and in addition it is common to spend time on the application of the knowledge side by side with expert dietitians: nutrition rounds in the hospital as well as in clinics, every week in many rotations throughout residency. That was common 30 yrs ago as well. Statistics and evidence-based medicine is a daily occurrence on every patient on wards, in addition to coursework, even more than 30 yrs ago though it certainly occurred then. [/quote]

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