Picking Only ‘Smart’ Medical Students Is Stupid

Alexander Astin, a professor emeritus at the University of California at Los Angeles, believes that too many faculty members “have come to value merely being smart more than developing smartness.” That line comes from his new book, “Are You Smart Enough? How Colleges’ Obsession With Smartness Shortchanges Students.” – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/04/picking-only-smart-medical-students-is-stupid#sthash.gYRefXik.dpuf