Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply , The Boston Globe;
"Acceptance to medical school is
notoriously difficult. You need to have an exceptional GPA and high
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores just to get an interview.
Now, it’s getting even harder. Admissions officers have added a new kind
of test to their screening arsenal, one that could change the face of
medicine.
Since 2015, more than two dozen medical schools across
the United States have embraced a test of interpersonal skills known as
the CASPer (Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal
Characteristics) test. The exam determines students’ levels of
compassion and ethics — two qualities that many believe are critical to a
physician’s success.
“As a society,” says Dore, “we know that strong academic skills aren’t
the only trait we value in our doctors. We want them to be excellent
communicators, have a strong moral sense, and be able to be empathetic
across a variety of situations.”"
Issues and developments related to ethics, information, and technologies, examined in the ethics and intellectual property graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in Summer 2025. Kip Currier, PhD, JD
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Saturday, March 2, 2019
Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply; The Boston Globe, February 28, 2019
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