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by vikram4689 » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:01 am
Physicians' associations argue that because only physicians understand the underlying skills that an individual needs in order to practice medicine according to professional standards, these associations should continue to exercise control over the admissions standards of medical schools. Critics reply that in other fields, professional standards are upheld even though professional associations do not control admissions standards for schools.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument of the physicians' associations against the challenge offered by the critics?


(A) The quality of education in schools whose admissions are controlled by professional associations is generally thought to have declined in recent years.

(B) Experienced professionals in several other professions are considered better evaluators of professional skills than physicians are.

(C) No professional associations other than physicians' associations have ever attempted to control admissions to professional schools.

(D) In the decade after physicians' associations began to control the number of students admitted to medical schools, accidents caused by physician negligence declined sharply.

(E) Prospective physicians who are denied admission to medical school may still work in other health care professions
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by ice_rush » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:23 pm
only (D) seems to be appropriate here. It gives us a correlation between physician's association and lower number of accidents caused by physicians.


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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:12 am
I found this ques. interesting. yesterday i answered it wrong, but today i figured it out. Whats your reasoning for all options
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by Ashujain » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:59 am
vikram4689 wrote:Physicians' associations argue that because only physicians understand the underlying skills that an individual needs in order to practice medicine according to professional standards, these associations should continue to exercise control over the admissions standards of medical schools. Critics reply that in other fields, professional standards are upheld even though professional associations do not control admissions standards for schools.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument of the physicians' associations against the challenge offered by the critics?


(A) The quality of education in schools whose admissions are controlled by professional associations is generally thought to have declined in recent years.

(B) Experienced professionals in several other professions are considered better evaluators of professional skills than physicians are.

(C) No professional associations other than physicians' associations have ever attempted to control admissions to professional schools.

(D) In the decade after physicians' associations began to control the number of students admitted to medical schools, accidents caused by physician negligence declined sharply.

(E) Prospective physicians who are denied admission to medical school may still work in other health care professions
A) Irrelevant. Argument is not about quality of education but is about identifying the skills required in an applicant
B) Irrelevant. No info about professionals in other professions.
C) Again irrelevant as it does not make any difference to the argument
D) It correctly strengthens the physicians' associations' claims by implying that after the physicians' associations took control of the admission process, the quality of physicians have improved.
E) Irrelevant
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by skm » Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:50 am
vikram4689 wrote:Physicians' associations argue that because only physicians understand the underlying skills that an individual needs in order to practice medicine according to professional standards, these associations should continue to exercise control over the admissions standards of medical schools. Critics reply that in other fields, professional standards are upheld even though professional associations do not control admissions standards for schools.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument of the physicians' associations against the challenge offered by the critics?


(A) The quality of education in schools whose admissions are controlled by professional associations is generally thought to have declined in recent years.

(B) Experienced professionals in several other professions are considered better evaluators of professional skills than physicians are.

(C) No professional associations other than physicians' associations have ever attempted to control admissions to professional schools.

(D) In the decade after physicians' associations began to control the number of students admitted to medical schools, accidents caused by physician negligence declined sharply.

(E) Prospective physicians who are denied admission to medical school may still work in other health care professions
hi,

Physicians understand principles = they should control the admission of med schools
Critic : in other fields level of proff is intact though prffesionals not in charge of those associations
some info that will strengthen physicians argument : ie Physicians in charge HAS AN EFFECT on the school standards

D fits in the eqn : physicians in charge = negligence has come down = AN effect = thus strengthens
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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:36 am
OA = D
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by karthikpandian19 » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:16 pm
In this passage, physicians' associations argue that they should continue to exert control over medical school admissions, because only physicians can determine the skills needed to practice medicine according to professional standards.

Physicians' associations, which currently control how many students may be admitted to medical schools, argue that they should be permitted to retain this privilege because their field involves a special level of professional responsibility. Critics believe that medicine should be treated like other professions, where professional associations have no say in admissions. We are asked to bolster the argument of the physicians' associations against this challenge.

Choice D states that in the ten years after physicians' associations began to control the number of students admitted to medical schools, accidents resulting from physician negligence dropped significantly. This provides statistical evidence demonstrating that physicians' associations control over medical school admissions correlates with a decline in professional misconduct. This evidence might not be as strong as we'd like, but it's better than any of our other choices. Choice D is correct.

Choice A states that it is generally accepted that the quality of education in schools that are controlled by professional associations has declined in recent years. This choice refers to a situation that is not mentioned by the critics, who refer only to fields in which the schools are not controlled by professional associations.

Choice B states that in several other professions, individuals experienced in those professions are considered better judges of skills specific to their professions than physicians are of skills necessary to practice medicine. This weakens the physicians' associations' argument by noting that professionals in other fields are better equipped to make decisions regarding those to be admitted to the field.

Choice C: The lack of any attempt by other professional associations to control professional school admissions sheds little light on the physicians' association's argument (or perhaps weakens it slightly), so choice C may be eliminated.

Choice E notes that those excluded from medical school have other professional options, but this doesn't necessarily justify their exclusion.
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