The medical school at Dalhousie University is now screening prospective students for character traits such as empathy and integrity, and has reviewed its admissions process for first time in 10 years, following high-profile cases at the Halifax university of would-be doctors in trouble with the law. Sandeson was just days away from beginning classes at the university's medical school when he shot and killed Samson in August 2015. She said the academic history, extracurricular activities and references of medical school candidates were already being screened. Since 2009 would-be doctors have also been subject to a process the university calls the "multiple mini-interview." Admissions process reviewedLast year, the dean of the medical school ordered an independent external review of the admissions process.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2017 18:11 UTC