Can J Ophthalmol
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Medical students' attitudes on diversity when applying to Toronto's ophthalmology residency program.
Affirmative action is a controversial admissions policy practised by universities in the United States and other countries around the world. It is currently not used at the University of Toronto ophthalmology residency program. A survey was conducted to determine the opinions of applicants as to the role that affirmative action and quotas should play during the admissions process and to determine the current ethnic breakdown of the applicants to ophthalmology. ⋯ The majority of survey respondents in this study did not support affirmative action or quotas at the University of Toronto ophthalmology program. The applicants to this program represent a diverse group of individuals from a multitude of ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds, and, in their average opinion, affirmative action policies would not benefit our admissions program.