Detroit-based Wayne State University School of Medicine has taken serious steps to conquer the lack of diversity among its student body, according to The Detroit News.
In its 2015-16 class of 290 students, Wayne State University School of Medicine had just five African American and two Hispanic students enrolled, according to the report.
This prompted a diversity citation by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education. In June, the LCME put Wayne State on accreditation probation due to 12 violations, one of which was a diversity citation. The probation was lifted in October, and the medical school was put on "warning status."
Now, of the 165 students accepted to Wayne State's 2016-17 class, there are 31 African Americans, 18 Hispanics and three Native Americans, according to an email from Dean Jack Sobel, MD. Wayne State anticipates adding up to 125 more students, so diversity rates could increase.
"Thanks to new leadership, a completely new holistic admissions process, very active community outreach, campaigning and recruitment, we are on our way to correcting this problem," Dr. Sobel wrote, according to the report.
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