Gap Years—Unbridled Good or Unwarranted Cost?
This Viewpoint discusses the increasing popularity of taking a gap year between college and medical school and raises questions about the perceived necessity of this trend, its financial and other costs, and the potential disadvantage it may pose to underrepresented minority applicants.
Authors
- Sammer Marzouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4250-582X)
- Richard M. Schwartzstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-4884)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.19750
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58