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The educational background and qualifications of UK medical students from ethnic minorities

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Title
The educational background and qualifications of UK medical students from ethnic minorities
Published in
BMC Medical Education, April 2008
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-8-21
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IC McManus, Katherine Woolf, Jane Dacre

Abstract

UK medical students and doctors from ethnic minorities underperform in undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. Although it is assumed that white (W) and non-white (NW) students enter medical school with similar qualifications, neither the qualifications of NW students, nor their educational background have been looked at in detail. This study uses two large-scale databases to examine the educational attainment of W and NW students.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
Colombia 1 2%
Unknown 60 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 13%
Student > Master 7 11%
Student > Bachelor 7 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 10%
Researcher 6 10%
Other 16 26%
Unknown 12 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 27 44%
Social Sciences 13 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Psychology 3 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 2%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 11 18%
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#18,326,065
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#6
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