Table 2.

Differences in the Report of Course Recall and Course Impact on Students Accepting Offer of Admission Between Underrepresented Minorities and Non-Underrrepresented Minorities‡ (N = 211)

Combined entering classes 2007 and 2008	URM* (N = 45)	Non-URM			P value URM to non-URM
		Overall (166)	Asian (N = 044)	Non-Asian (N = 122)
Student recalled knowledge of course prior to accepting admission (n; %)	37 (82%)	91 (55%)	24 (55%)	67 (55%)	0.001
Course influenced student’s decision to accept offer for matriculation (n; %)	27 (73%)	38 (42%)	10 (42%)	28 (42%)	0.002

*URM = Under-Represented Minority as defined by the American Association of Medical Colleges as Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Mexican American, Mainland Puerto Rican