I field questions from clients about how to identify themselves racially and ethnically on their applications, and as diversity becomes a more prominent priority for many academic institutions, this issue will come up more often. The New York Times Ethicist answers an interesting moral dilemma posed by a medical school applicant in a recent column. Enjoy.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
