Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Do medical schools have a responsibility to address the needs of poor communities? A new study tries to measure a school’s ‘social mission’ based on whether graduates choose careers in primary care or work in under-served areas. Why several historically black colleges fare well in the rankings, while many top-tier universities find themselves near the bottom.
Guests
- Dr. John E. Prescott Chief Academic Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
- Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health; clinical Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine
- Dr. Robert E. Taylor Dean, College of Medicine, Howard University
- Dr. Luis Padilla Medical Director and Family Physician, Upper Cardozo Health Center, Unity Health Care
Local Rankings*
| College |
Social Mission Rank (overall) |
Primary Care Physicians |
Physicians Practicing in HPSAs* |
Underrepresented Minorities in School |
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|
rank |
rank |
% |
rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
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|
Howard University College of Medicine (Washington, DC) |
3rd |
53 |
36.5% |
29 |
33.7% |
3 |
71.9% |
|
|
University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) |
36th |
56 |
36.3% |
38th |
31.3% |
43 |
20.5% |
|
|
George Washington School of Medicine (Washington, DC) |
60th |
90 |
33.1% |
70th |
25% |
45 |
16.1% |
|
|
Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) |
79th |
28 |
40.9% |
85 |
22.6% |
114 |
6.8% |
|
|
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (Richmond, VA) |
85th |
76 |
34.7% |
81 |
24.1% |
79 |
10.7% |
|
|
University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, MD) |
99th |
81 |
34.1% |
111 |
20.4% |
69 |
11.7% |
|
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Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington, DC) |
110th |
98 |
32.3% |
102 |
20.9% |
90 |
10.3% |
|
|
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) |
122 |
129 |
24.3 % |
59 |
26.7% |
85 |
10.5% |
|
from The Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools Annals of Internal Medicine (Vol. 152: Number 12, 15 June 2010)
** Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
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