Student-led widening access schemes
Utkarsh Ojha, Shivam Patel Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: Medicine is among the most competitive degrees in the UK. Successfully gaining admission into medical school requires students to demonstrate a variety of academic and nonacademic s...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dove Medical Press
2017-08-01
|
| Series: | Advances in Medical Education and Practice |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/student-led-widening-access-schemes-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP |
| _version_ | 1818470370935570432 |
|---|---|
| author | Ojha U Patel S |
| author_facet | Ojha U Patel S |
| author_sort | Ojha U |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Utkarsh Ojha, Shivam Patel Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: Medicine is among the most competitive degrees in the UK. Successfully gaining admission into medical school requires students to demonstrate a variety of academic and nonacademic skills in addition to experience and insights into the profession. However, gaining relevant experience within medicine may not be equally available to all students. The 2012 report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission stated that in terms of widening access and improving social mobility “medicine lags behind other professions”. As president and vice president of Imperial College School of Medicine’s student-led widening access society, we can provide an insight into the role of medical students in leading widening participation programs within a large medical school. In this article, we discuss our organizational structure, our core activities and our collaboration with the university’s outreach program. Keywords: widening access, medical school, social inequality |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:36:19Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ab7f26ddeebb4ca59e9265a65c2e93ad |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1179-7258 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:36:19Z |
| publishDate | 2017-08-01 |
| publisher | Dove Medical Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Advances in Medical Education and Practice |
| spelling | doaj.art-ab7f26ddeebb4ca59e9265a65c2e93ad2022-12-22T02:28:58ZengDove Medical PressAdvances in Medical Education and Practice1179-72582017-08-01Volume 858158534181Student-led widening access schemesOjha UPatel SUtkarsh Ojha, Shivam Patel Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: Medicine is among the most competitive degrees in the UK. Successfully gaining admission into medical school requires students to demonstrate a variety of academic and nonacademic skills in addition to experience and insights into the profession. However, gaining relevant experience within medicine may not be equally available to all students. The 2012 report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission stated that in terms of widening access and improving social mobility “medicine lags behind other professions”. As president and vice president of Imperial College School of Medicine’s student-led widening access society, we can provide an insight into the role of medical students in leading widening participation programs within a large medical school. In this article, we discuss our organizational structure, our core activities and our collaboration with the university’s outreach program. Keywords: widening access, medical school, social inequalityhttps://www.dovepress.com/student-led-widening-access-schemes-peer-reviewed-article-AMEPMedical educationwidening accessmedical school |
| spellingShingle | Ojha U Patel S Student-led widening access schemes Advances in Medical Education and Practice Medical education widening access medical school |
| title | Student-led widening access schemes |
| title_full | Student-led widening access schemes |
| title_fullStr | Student-led widening access schemes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student-led widening access schemes |
| title_short | Student-led widening access schemes |
| title_sort | student led widening access schemes |
| topic | Medical education widening access medical school |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/student-led-widening-access-schemes-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ojhau studentledwideningaccessschemes AT patels studentledwideningaccessschemes |