become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. is the mcat as an objective measure important, or is it racist, as these students are implying? we live in a society where everything is racist these days. the weights interpreted. but the fact of the matter is, i spent many years on the medical school admissions committee at johns hopkins and it s a multifactorial process. you look at the grades, their backgrounds, you look for extra dimensions, you look at their scores. there s a whole host of things that you look at and then if there are questions, you make sure you include those questions in the interview process. as a result of that kind of wide spectrum approach, we had plenty of diversity in the medical school classes. it was not an issue at all. people need to stop looking for an easy way out. it s not an easy thing. if you re going to be a
renowned neurosurgeon. is the cat as an objective measure important or is it racist as these students are implying? well, you know, we live in a society where everything is racist these days. the way it s interpreted. but the fact of the matter is , i spent many years on the medical school admissions committee at johns hopkins, and it s a multifactorial process. you know, you look at the grades, you look at the background, you look for extra dimensions, you look at their scores, and there s a whole host of things you look at and if there are questions, you make sure that you include those questions. in the interview process. and as a result of that kind of wide spectrum approach, we plenty of diversity in the medical school classes. there was not an issue at all. and people need to stop looking for an easy way out. this is not an easy thing. and if you re going to be
Charles Johnson, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, passed away on December 14, 2021, at the age of 94. Dr. Johnson joined Duke in 1970 as the first Black faculty member in the School of Medicine and first Black physician on the faculty of Duke University.