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Summer Medical and Dental Education Program

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

A summer enrichment programme that prepares students from underrepresented groups to become more competitive applicants to medical and dental schools, historically administered through the Association of American Medical Colleges and partner institutions.

Components

  • SMDEP pipeline theory: enrichment raises applicant competitiveness, ultimately diversifying the medical and dental workforce: The program rests on a pipeline logic: the "immediate goal of the program is to help students become more competitive applicants to medical and dental schools," while the "ultimate goal of the study is increasing the number of successful applicants from underrepresented groups and eventually diversifying the medical and dental labor force." The evaluation is structured around this chain from enrichment to workforce diversity. (Clemencia Cosentino et al. (2015))

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Clemencia Cosentino, Cecilia Speroni, Margaret Sullivan, Raúl Torres. (2015). Impact Evaluation of the RWJF Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impact-evaluation-of-the-rwjf-summer-medical-and-dental-education-program-smdep
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title Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
description A summer enrichment programme that prepares students from underrepresented groups to become more competitive applicants to medical and dental schools, historically administered through the Association of American Medical Colleges and partner institutions.
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generated by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10
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