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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Unique characteristics of CUNY School of Medicine students
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Dr. Green highlights the distinctive features of CUNY School of Medicine students, emphasizing their diverse backgrounds and the challenges they face while pursuing their medical education.
- Most students commute 1 to 1.5 hours each way to attend class
- 30% of medical students hold jobs while attending school, which is uncommon in medical education
- The majority of students come from low-income backgrounds, with 85% qualifying for federal need-based financial aid
- Approximately 75% are underrepresented in medicine, 60% are first-generation college students, and 11% are immigrants
Carmen Renée Green
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Most of our students, six Greater Metropolitan area.
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And the majority commute 1 to 1 and a half hours each way to attend class.
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30%, three zero, of our medical students hold down jobs while attending school.
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While that's not uncommon in undergraduate education, it is extremely uncommon in medical education, and our rate is much higher than the national average for medical schools.
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In fact, I'd never heard of such until I arrived at West 138 in Amsterdam Avenue.