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David M. Levine, MD, ScD; Carol S. Weisman, PhD; Henry M. Seidel, MD

JAMA. 1975;232(11):1141-1143.

Abstract
To investigate the admissions process to medical school and the post-rejection behavior of unaccepted applicants, a national sample of the 16,837 such applicants to the entering medical school class of 1971-1972 was studied in 1973. The majority of the 1,933 respondents had reapplied to medical school following rejection, and 27% had gained entrance to either US or foreign schools by the time of the study. Of those still unaccepted, about half were studying or working in health-related fields of study or occupations at least 2 1/2 years following the initial rejection. We conclude that unaccepted applicants demonstrate considerable variance in postrejection behavior, which is associated with both personal and institutional factors.

(JAMA 232:1141-1143, 1975)

Author Affiliations
From the Johns Hopkins University School of Health Services, Baltimore.

Footnotes
The conclusions and recommendations expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Division of Manpower Intelligence, the Bureau of Health Manpower Education, the National Institutes of Health, or the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Reprint requests to Johns Hopkins University School of Health Services, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205 (Dr. Levine).

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