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To: Altura Ct.
getting medical schools to look beyond GPAs and MCAT scores. The goal is to ensure that schools capture a "broader picture of an applicant," including life experiences and what they bring to their classes

Recipe for disastrous erosion of clinical excellence. They destroyed the liberal arts and humanities this way, why not medicine. Nurse-practitioners will be doing all the heavy lifting with patient care anyway.

10 posted on 10/12/2010 4:42:30 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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Hey, so much for a good GPA. So what if the scalpel is an inch off or the diagnosis misses that key piece?


27 posted on 10/12/2010 5:50:00 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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