The shift to a tuition-free model at NYU has significantly benefited students lucky enough to be admitted, yet has not achieved its intended goals of increasing primary care graduates or enhancing diversity in the physician workforce.
Despite the NYU initiative's noble intentions, the reality revealed that the increase in applications from underrepresented minorities did not translate into a higher representation of Black students and only a minor growth in Latino students.
Six years after becoming tuition-free, NYU's medical school has seen minimal change in career choices among graduates, indicating a lack of impact from the initiative on encouraging students to enter primary care.
While the stated intention was to attract more graduates into lower-paying health fields, the absence of significant shifts in residency locations suggests that the program may not be effectively addressing the intended health care gaps.
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