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- A Tekian.
- Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine 60612-7309, USA. tekian@uic.edu
- Acad Med. 1998 Mar 1; 73 (3): 336-8.
PurposeTo examine the attrition rates of underrepresented minority (URM) students and non-URM students at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Medicine (UIC-COM).MethodThe study used 11 categories of information about URM and non-URM students at UIC-COM for the five academic years 1993-1997 to determine how many students withdrew and why.ResultsOf 895 graduates during these five years, 166 (18.5%) were URM students. The attrition rates were 6.5% for all graduates, 16.2% for URM students, and 4.0% for non-URM students. Students who withdrew because of academic difficulties comprised 75% of URM withdrawals and 57% of non-URM withdrawals.ConclusionMany URM students need special academic attention after matriculation. Existing academic support programs should be assessed regularly to ascertain whether they may be improved to minimize attrition.
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