title: The legal aspects of medical school admissions and dismissals.
abstract: Implementation of the recommendations made in 1982 by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association which emphasize the importance of evaluating noncognitive abilities in both admission to and dismissal from medical school will become a source of litigation unless adequate guarantees of due process are afforded the medical school applicant and student. In this article, the authors review the law as it applies to medical school admissions and dismissals and offer recommendations intended to reduce the potential liability of medical schools using noncognitive evaluations.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Grieger
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Shemonsky
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Driscoll
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D014481:United States