Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk05:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

  • Reviewed: Did you know nominations/R. Nelson Smith

Created by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:33, 24 September 2021 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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QPQ:   - Not provided
Overall:   We've got a bit of work to do, but we're almost there! theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 22:15, 24 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Theleekycauldron, Per WP:Academic: Once the passage of one or more notability criteria has been verified through independent sources, or through the reliable sources listed explicitly for this purpose in the specific criteria notes, non-independent sources, such as official institutional and professional sources, are widely accepted as reliable sourcing for routine, uncontroversial details. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 12:42, 25 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
@HickoryOughtShirt?4: fair enough—is there an alternate claim to notability, other than GNG? theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 21:50, 26 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
I am claiming she passed WP:Academic because of her election to the National Academy of Medicine, a very prestigious academy. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Promoting the main hook to Prep 1Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Can we find out more about how she got into med school?

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Article says she was able to convince an admissions person to let her in despite not having taken exams to get into medical school or having $15 admission fee. Getting in without the exams intrigued me as it really broke what I thought were ironclad rules about how one gets into medical school. Can we find out more about how she was able to do this? I've done some Google searching but not gotten an answer. Greg Dahlen (talk) 11:10, 30 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Greg Dahlen, well I'm glad my DYK hook was a good one  . The website attached to the sentence says she met with an admissions officer and made the case and I think I read elsewhere someone came with her to also make their case. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 12:08, 30 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
HickoryOughtShirt?4, thanks, yes, I had read that, but I wanted to know more specifically how she made that case. Because no matter how well you can talk about what you've done, I'd think med schools would want you to be tested to really pin down if you have enough knowledge to warrant admission. I would think the tests would ask more knowledge questions, more specifically, and in a broader range, and see more how well the person seeking admission can solve specific problems than in an interview with a counselor. Her getting in without taking this shows creativity, and I feel enhanced by knowing more about creativity. So yes, it was a good hook, at least for me, and I wish I knew more. I got Dr. Diaz's email address from the Web and sent her an e-mail asking about it. If you could find out anything more about this or find where you read that someone went with her, I'd enjoy knowing about it. Greg Dahlen (talk) 12:21, 30 October 2021 (UTC)Reply