Medical students Few students are from working class families Research by the Sutton Trust showed that just 5% of medical students were from working class backgrounds, while 75% were from high socioeconomic groups. Data on nearly 94 000 applicants to UK medical schools between 2012 and 2022 showed that a very high numberof medical students came from a relatively small number of secondary schools. Applicants from independent schools were 1.5 times as likely to receive an offer to study medicine as those from non-selective state schools, even after adjustment for exam grades, socioeconomic status, and other demographic factors.

From this month’s @bmj.com.

Sometimes I read things that surprise me. This one did not.

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