WF-4B97G8
St George's Hospital Medical School allegedly Automated Admissions with Discriminatory Results
From 1982 to 1986, St George's Hospital Medical School used a program to automate a portion of their admissions process that allegedly discriminated against women and members of ethnic minorities.
- Date it happened
- 1998-03-05
- Organisation involved
- St George's Hospital Medical School
- Product, system or model
- St George’s Hospital Medical School automated admissions screening program, Automated admissions screening systems
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