The global health initiatives led by Dr. Maya Patel can be characterized as ______: her notable accomplishments encompass founding mobile...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
The global health initiatives led by Dr. Maya Patel can be characterized as ______: her notable accomplishments encompass founding mobile medical facilities in underserved rural areas, creating affordable diagnostic instruments for communicable diseases, and educating more than 500 community health professionals spanning three continents.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
transformative
contentious
pioneering
localized
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "The global health initiatives led by Dr. Maya Patel can be characterized as" |
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| [MISSING WORD/PHRASE] |
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| "her notable accomplishments encompass founding mobile medical facilities in underserved rural areas," |
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| "creating affordable diagnostic instruments for communicable diseases," |
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| "and educating more than 500 community health professionals spanning three continents." |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Dr. Maya Patel has made significant contributions to global health through multiple impactful initiatives.
Argument Flow: The passage presents Dr. Patel's work as having some important quality, then supports this characterization with three concrete examples of her accomplishments that show both innovation and wide-reaching impact.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at her accomplishments, we see someone who has made major positive changes in global health
- Her work includes creating new solutions (mobile facilities, affordable tools) and has massive reach (3 continents, 500+ people trained)
- The word should capture the significant, positive impact she's had - something that suggests her work has created meaningful change or innovation in the field
- So the right answer should describe her initiatives as having major positive impact or creating significant change in global health
transformative
- ✓ Correct
- This means "causing a marked change" or "having a major impact"
- Perfectly matches her accomplishments: mobile facilities change healthcare access, affordable tools change diagnosis capabilities, training 500+ professionals changes entire communities
- Her work literally transforms how healthcare is delivered in underserved areas
contentious
- ✗ Incorrect
- This means "causing disagreement or controversy"
- Nothing in the passage suggests her work is disputed or controversial
- Her accomplishments are presented as positive achievements, not sources of conflict
pioneering
- ✗ Incorrect
- This means "being among the first to explore or develop something"
- While her work is innovative, the passage doesn't emphasize that she was first to do these things
- Students might choose this because the work seems innovative, but "pioneering" specifically requires being first or earliest, which isn't supported
localized
- ✗ Incorrect
- This means "restricted to a particular area"
- Directly contradicts the passage, which emphasizes her work spans "three continents"
- The scope is explicitly global, not local