Summary

More than 4 in 5 physicians and dentists believe applicants who disclose a history of substance use on medical or dental school applications risk hurting their chances of admission, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The findings , published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, provide the first empirical evidence of how health care professionals perceive the admissions consequences of revealing a history of substance use or recovery.

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