Oct 22, 2014
Every 20 years the MCAT undergoes a comprehensive review and overhaul. The latest changes in the test, which take effect next April, will include a new section that reflects a growing sense within the medical profession that doctors who are conscious of important issues in the humanities – including the social sciences – may be better physicians than those who are not, especially with a patient population that is ever more diverse.
My take: MCAT is taking advantage of efforts to "teach to the test" (and students' efforts to tailor their own undergrad experience) to try to create more well-rounded doctors.