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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved. Mr. Forsyth asked to be recorded as voting no. Miss Conlon, although not a voting trustee, asked that the record show that she did not approve of the recommendation.

Admission Policy, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago

General The University of Illinois College of Medicine in its admissions practices complies with federal and state nondiscrimination and equal opportunity laws relating to race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, handicap, and status as disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. A primary responsibility of the College of Medicine is to offer an educational program of studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The college endeavors to fulfill its responsibilities to the changing needs of society by selecting applicants who, in the judgment of the Committee on Admissions, demonstrate academic achievement, skill in communication, emotional stability, maturity, integrity, and motivation adjudged necessary for the successful study and practice of medicine and who will meet best the needs of the citizenry of this state. The Committee on Admissions is interested in evidence of capacity for mature and independent scholarship and not in rigid patterns of course work. The programs of the College of Medicine are accessible to qualified handicapped persons, and such persons will not be denied admission on the basis of handicap. A handicapped person will be considered qualified who meets the academic and technical standards requisite to admission or participation in the educational programs and activities of the college. Applicants with handicaps will be considered on the merits of each case and will be reviewed by the Committee on Admissions to determine their ability to successfully complete the curriculum. Therefore, regardless of race, creed, color, age, handicap, national origin, or sex, the committee will consider the quality of work of each applicant in all areas, the breadth of educational achievement in advanced projects, the potential for making a contribution to medicine, and work experience that demonstrates the applicant's imagination, initiative, and creativity. Societal Needs T h e policy of the college is to admit students across all socioeconomic groups. In this way, the college attempts to fulfill societal needs by increasing the supply of physicians in areas underserved by health service personnel. To augment this policy, the college has programs that identify, admit, and graduate people from nonurban areas and minority backgrounds. At the present time, for the purposes of this program, minority groups who are underrepresented in the medical community and who are concentrated in areas of high need are presumed to include black Americans, American Indians, and Americans of Hispanic origin. Applicants from other racial and ethnic backgrounds who wish to apply for consideration under this program will be included if they are able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Committee on Admissions that by reason of their identification with other minority groups who are also demonstrably underrepresented and concentrated in areas of high need, or by reason of their commitment to service in areas of high need (as reflected in their past record of community service), their inclusion would be consistent with the purposes of the program. Specific Requirements 1. A student seeking admission to the College of Medicine may have elected any