Medical EducationSpecial Communication

Diversity in osteopathic medical school admissions and the COMPASS program

Nadege Dady, EdD; Kelly Ann Mungroo, OMS III; Ta’Loria Young, OMS III; Jemima Akinsanya, DO; and David Forstein, DO
Notes and Affiliations
Notes and Affiliations

Received: September 26, 2019

Accepted: November 25, 2020

Published: February 11, 2021

  • Nadege Dady, EdD, 

    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, NY, USA

  • Kelly Ann Mungroo, OMS III, 

    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, NY, USA

  • Ta’Loria Young, OMS III, 

    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, NY, USA

  • Jemima Akinsanya, DO, 

    Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

  • David Forstein, DO, 

    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, NY, USA

J Osteopath Med; 1(2): 157-161
Abstract

In the United States, the 37 colleges of osteopathic medicine and 154 schools of allopathic medicine face challenges in recruiting underrepresented minority (URM) applicants, and gaps in racial disparity appear to be widening. In this Special Communication, the authors describe a URM recruitment and support strategy undertaken in 2015 through a special interest group called Creating Osteopathic Minority Physicians who Achieve Scholastic Success (COMPASS) at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine—New York.

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