Richard M Schwartzstein, Sammer Marzouk
JAMA . 2024 Nov 25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.19750. Online ahead of print.
This Viewpoint discusses the increasing popularity of taking a gap year between college and medical school and raises questions about the perceived necessity of this trend, its financial and other costs, and the potential disadvantage it may pose to underrepresented minority applicants.