Bias found in medical schools

TOKYO: At least nine Japanese medical schools manipulated their admissions systems to exclude women and older candidates, and prioritise entry for the children of alumni, a government report said.

Four months after a scandal emerged over Tokyo Medical University’s rejection of female applicants in favour of less qualified men, the Education Ministry issued the report on its investigation of the country’s 81 medical colleges. Nine schools were found to have inappropriate admissions procedures and a 10th school is suspected.