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Should PreMedical Students Discuss Their Mental Health Conditions on Their Medical School Applications?

Mental health disorders are becoming increasingly common among undergraduate students, and premedical students may be especially vulnerable to those conditions because of the high levels of competition and stress they experience in their college programs. At least a quarter of premedical students experience mental health conditions that may be relevant to discuss when they are applying for medical school. However, there has been little research on whether revealing those mental health conditions on their medical school applications impacts students’ chances of being accepted. Thus, a recent study set out to understand how medical school admissions committee members view applicants who reveal a mental health condition. Here are some of the primary findings: Admissions committee members did not have a bias against applicants who revealed a mental health condition. The study found that admissions committee members viewed applicants who revealed a mental health condition as equally accep