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. 2024 Dec 24;332(24):2053-2054.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.19750.

Gap Years-Unbridled Good or Unwarranted Cost?

Richard M Schwartzstein  1 , Sammer Marzouk  2
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Gap Years-Unbridled Good or Unwarranted Cost?

Richard M Schwartzstein et al. JAMA. .
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This Viewpoint discusses the increasing popularity of taking a gap year between college and medical school and raises questions about the perceived necessity of this trend, its financial and other costs, and the potential disadvantage it may pose to underrepresented minority applicants.

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