Diversity Briefings; Med School Diversity Increase; Hispanic Enrollments Most Pronounced

Medical schools accepting greater diversity of students
By Mike Lillis - 10/13/10 01:08 PM ET

More and more minority students are entering the nation's medical schools, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reported Wednesday.

The increase was most pronounced among Hispanics, who saw first-year enrollment jump to 1,539 in 2010 — 9 percent above 2009 levels, AAMC found. For black students, the increase was 2.9 percent (to 1,350), while Asians saw enrollment rise 2.4 percent, to 4,214.

The number of first-year white students, meanwhile, was 12,094 in 2010 — up 0.4 percent from 2009, the group said.

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