Admission to Medical School: From Audit to Action

A study to assess the perceptions of first year medical students for choosing medical school as a career

“…There were however few studies that assess the generic factors which make Medicine itself of interest to medical students and to potential Medicine students specified by Livingstone MM et al 15 In the present study there were more male students in comparison to females as shown in Table 1, but in the study done by Ferimann there was the increasing proportions of female students and about the problems in medical school of male and ethnic minority students quoted by Wars V, Robert et al 17,18 There had also been a growing awareness that medical students typically come from relatively high social classes as quoted by Grenhalgh, Seyan and Boynton and Mc Manus, many from Medical families Horton, Lents and Laband, Mc Manus, Billings and concern that such individual have different motivations and interests in medicine as a career stated by Gough, Mc Manus, Lurngston and Kotana. 15,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] In the present study also there was higher high socio economic status group. In the present study father's education was graduation and post-graduation 43 (41.35%) and 29 (27.89%) which was similar to the study done by Hunkar Korkaz in which most fathers were educated with a university degree and the fathers worked in professional occupations.…”

Factors affecting likelihood of applicants being offered a place in medical schools in the United Kingdom in 1996 and 1997: retrospective study Commentary: League tables will help Commentary: Some legal aspects arising from the study

“…Discrimination against candidates from ethnic minority groups in job applications at all levels in the NHS has already been documented. 1 2 There is also a problem of discrimination in the complaints brought before the General Medical Council 3 and in the allocation of merit awards. 4 Observers may legitimately argue that racism is almost institutionalised in the NHS.…”

Selection of Auckland medical students over 25 years: a time for change?

“…Ultimate responsibility for choosing these future doctors rests with the admissions committee of each school who strive to select students who will achieve the educational goals of the school, be good doctors and fulfil the medical needs of the community. The process of selection, however, has been criticized by secondary schools (Lockhart 1983), medical students (Horton 1986) and the medical profession (Editorial, Lancet 1984).…”