You clearly didn’t bother to actually read what I wrote. Nowhere do I state that school attended or research are absolute factors in every medical school. What I wrote is that they are factors in several medical schools, which is contrary to what is routinely offered here-that those two factors don’t matter at all.
First, I didn’t state that Jefferson’s was a “ranked” list, although it is the first thing listed on their-not your or my-list. On CC, it is routinely stated that medical schools “don’t care” where the student went to UG. This is clearly not correct, as evidenced by the Jefferson list from their official website-not my opinion. So yes, some medical schools care. I didn’t state it was dis positive, but it is patently incorrect to state that it doesn’t matter to any medical school. .
See also the Emory medical webite, which states that it recognizes that some UG are more “academically rigorous” than others.
You then offer several of your opinions which are not supported by anything other than your opinion. If you’ve got objective evidence, please present it, specifically about geography, etc. The list by Jefferson, for example, says nothing about your multiple suppositions.
Second, if you had bothered to read my post, I stated that research is a factor in admissions at some medical schools. It is clear that you don’t agree with this, but offer zero in the way of objective rebuttal. I haven’t bothered to check all, but a quick survey of their websites show that Harvard, Albany, Case Western, and Vanderbilt all mention research as a selection factor. This is, again, contrary to what you and others have written-that research is a non-factor at all non-research medical schools, and that just isn’t correct.
And regarding authority, the official website of a medical school carries much more authority than an anonymous survey. But since you like surveys, check out my cite to AAMC, where it is opined that research is a factor.
The difference is between your opinions-which are plentiful-and what the medical schools indicate on their own websites. And if you’d like, I can list the many, many posts on CC where it is flatly stated that research isn’t a factor at any medical school, and that where you go to college doesn’t matter at all(e.g. earlier today, Baylor v Union: " They[medical schools] don’t care where you went, and they ESPECIALLY don’t care about research opportunities.).
The reality is that where you go to UG and if you did research during UG are factors for some medical schools. Applicants should do their research beforehand to determine which ones.