Harry Rakowski: Increasing diversity in medicine is important. TMU is doing it the wrong way

Thoughtful critique and discussion of options:

…TMU wrongly thinks it will level the playing field for students from low-income families. But it does not yet have the funded scholarships for students in need that other universities have. The University of Toronto has the philosophy of helping students find resources. Its admissions policy looks for the best and the brightest yet tries to increase diversity through special streams and increased financial support. It does this without sacrificing quality. It also rewards commitment to advocacy as expressed through community service, leadership skills and academic productivity including publications. TMU doesn’t appear to care much for any of these important qualities.

What do we need in a medical school?

We need effective strategies to improve health outcomes by dealing with unmet needs, and increasing efficiency and innovation of care delivery.  Our current health-care system usually doesn’t deliver on availability and also doesn’t adequately address mental health issues and the need for greater prevention of disease. We lack innovative strategies to improve access and to reduce disease burden and its costly care. We need to modernize the medical curriculum to refocus on these needs and incorporate innovations in learning methods and the use of AI to guide decision-making…

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