- Graduation rates for medical school are much higher than for other degrees with high entry requirements such as engineering and the sciences.
- The drop-out rates are also unusually low for medical school, despite it being such a long and taxing degree.
- A student’s race does play a role in the admissions process, but it doesn’t mean medical schools are admitting Black and Coloured students who aren’t up to scratch.
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Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
Jesse Copelyn is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.