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Neurodivergence in US Medical Education

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.24892

January 08, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint discusses the current state of medical schools’ acceptance rates and treatment of students who are neurodivergent and demonstrates the value neurodivergent individuals have brought to science and medicine.

Corresponding Author: Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N Broad St, Seventh Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19140 (arthur.feldmanmd@gmail.com).

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