I got really curious about the whole admissions thing, so asked my friend who'se an Associate Dean at UWE to help me find some references online. We didn't find anything specifically relating to medical schools, bt here are a few examples:
From "Policy Statement on Equality and Diversity and Code of Practice on Equal Opportunities for Students", University of Essex, p1.5:
"Criteria for admission must relate to a student's estimated potential to succeed academically on a course."
Also, from the "Admissions to Higher Education: Fair Admissions to Higher Education: Recommendations for Good Practice", a Steering Group Review headed by one Professor Charles Schwartz at the behest of Charles Clarke during his tenure as Secretary of State for Education and Skills:
"Principle 2: A fair admissions system should enable institutions to select students who are able to complete the course as judged by their achievements and their potential"
This one's a PDF so I don't have a link, but you get the general drift.
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Date: 2008-04-05 08:50 am (UTC)From "Policy Statement on Equality and Diversity and Code of Practice on Equal Opportunities for Students", University of Essex, p1.5:
"Criteria for admission must relate to a student's estimated potential to succeed academically on a course."
The rest can be found at http://www.essex.ac.uk/academic/docs/regs/equalop.shtm.
Also, from the "Admissions to Higher Education: Fair Admissions to Higher Education: Recommendations for Good Practice", a Steering Group Review headed by one Professor Charles Schwartz at the behest of Charles Clarke during his tenure as Secretary of State for Education and Skills:
"Principle 2: A fair admissions system should enable institutions to select students who are able to complete the course as judged by their achievements and their potential"
This one's a PDF so I don't have a link, but you get the general drift.