December 1, 2006

Medical Colleges Seek Minority Applicants

By KATHERINE MANGAN

The number of minority students majoring in biology has surged over the past decade, but the proportion applying to medical schools has not budged, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, which announced a new campaign this month to tap into that potential applicant pool.

Over the last decade, on average, 55 percent of medical-school applicants have been biology majors. The association is planning to zero in on minority students majoring in that field, as well as

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