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Transitioning From High School to College in the United States
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Cashing in on Student Data: Standardized Testing and Predatory College Marketing in the United States
Published 2022“…In this thesis, I explore the ethics of educational data collection associated with standardized testing in K-12 schools in the United States. While the public has become aware of issues surrounding data collection, distribution, and analysis in online spaces, this discourse has not fully extended into education. …”
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What Meritocracy Means to its Winners: Admissions, Race, and Inequality at Elite Universities in The United States and Britain
Published 2018-08-01“…I find that United States students support the “calibration” of evaluations of merit, and emphasize evaluations of applicants’ contributions to the “collective merit” of their university cohorts. …”
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National Trends in Admission and In‐Hospital Mortality of Patients With Heart Failure in the United States (2001–2014)
Published 2017-12-01“…ConclusionsFrom 2001 to 2014, HF admission and in‐hospital mortality rates declined significantly in the United States; the greatest improvements coincided with the publication of the 2005 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association HF guidelines.…”
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Role of Admissions Test Scores, Socioeconomic Status, and High School Grades in Predicting College Achievement
Published 2012-10-01“…Although test scores are widely used in college admissions in the United States, their use is the subject of ongoing debate, partly because of the association between test performance and socioeconomic status (SES). …”
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A preliminary study of the probitive value of personality assessment in medical school admissions within the United States
Published 2022-12-01“…Alarming recent trends in physician burnout, misconduct and suicide raise questions of whether we are selecting the right candidates. The United States (US) lags far behind the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe in the study of non-cognitive tests in medical school admissions. …”
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Attitudes to Education Reflected in the Context of the US College Admissions Scandal
Published 2020-12-01“… The following paper discusses contemporary challenges of providing access to formally accredited higher education programs in the United States of America, and on a smaller scale also in Slovenia. …”
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The disparate impacts of college admissions policies on Asian American applicants
Published 2024-02-01“…Second, we identify geographic disparities potentially reflective of admissions policies that disadvantage students from certain regions of the United States. …”
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Shoulder dislocations among high school–aged and college-aged athletes in the United States: an epidemiologic analysis
Published 2021-11-01“…Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System is a statistically validated injury surveillance system that collects data from ED visits as a representative probability sample of hospitals in the United States. We queried the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for the years 2015-2019 to examine the following variables for sports-related shoulder dislocations: patient age (high school = 13-17 years of age; collegiate = 18-23 years of age), sex, year of admission, and sport type. …”
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Factors Associated with Intensive Care Unit Admission Refusal
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Making a case for college: A genre-based college admission essay intervention for underserved high school students
Published 2011-01-01“…A significant percentage of students who attend secondary schools in the United States do not acquire the basic writing skills required to gain admission to four-year colleges and universities. …”
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An Examination of the Predictive Validity of a Measure of College Admissions Applicants’ Attributions of Success and Failure
Published 2022-07-01“… Upon the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of higher education institutions in the United States temporarily or permanently adopted test-optional admissions policies. …”
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Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission in Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis
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Perspectives on Transitioning Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination to a Pass/Fail Scoring Model: Defining New Frameworks for Medical Students Applying for Resi...
Published 2021-02-01“…John Blamoun,1,2 Ahmad Hakemi,3 Teresa Armstead4 1Central Michigan University, College of Medicine, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA; 2Physician Assistant Program, MidMichigan Health, Midland, MI, 48670, USA; 3Central Michigan University, College of Health Professions, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA; 4Central Michigan University, College of Education and Human Services, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USACorrespondence: Ahmad HakemiCentral Michigan University, College of Health Professions, 1280 East Campus Drive, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USATel +1 989-774-1273Email ahmad.hakemi@cmich.eduAbstract: For years, the USMLE Step 1 has acted as an unofficial “concours” for medical students applying to residency positions in the United States. …”
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