Date of Award
1-1-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ed.D. in Education
First Advisor
Amy Wells Dolan
Second Advisor
Ty McNamee
Third Advisor
Whitney Webb
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Less than one percent of the United States population’s workforce are physicians. The road to becoming a medical doctor is long, complex, and taxing. Individuals desiring to become physicians must have large amounts of grit, persistence, patience, and a hard work ethic just to get to medical school. The students who are accepted into medical school come from various backgrounds with differing degrees of access to resources and opportunities to prepare them before and during their medical education. Studies show that students who are categorized as underrepresented in medicine often face the most challenges to achieving academic success. Understanding what affects the success of these students is incredibly valuable and important for the work done in academic medicine. This study explores the perceptions of medical students, from underrepresented groups, regarding their persistence and success in medical school at the University of Mississippi's School of Medicine.
Recommended Citation
Bibbs, Nicholas Dakota, "Underrepresented Medical Students: Perceptions of Academic Persistence And Successful Completion Of Medical School" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3246.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/3246