A Small Group Interview Evaluating the Impact of a Widening Access Programme on Student Confidence and Their Medical School Applications [PDF]
Advances in Medical Education and PracticeBen Ryan,1 Enam Haque,2 Amy Leggett,1 Sukainah Aamir,3 Saba Rashid,4 Shreya Belgamwar5 1General Practice Training, Friarage Hospital, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK; 2Community Based Medical Education ...
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Widening access to medicine: A realist review. [PDF]
Med EducThe under-par7cipa7on of students from disadvantaged popula7on groups in medical educa7on reflects broader complex structural and societal issues, highligh7ng that widening access (WA) selec7on pathways into medicine are highly context dependent.
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education. [PDF]
FEBS Open BioBiomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
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Operationalizing language-based population stratification for widening access to precision genomics in Africa [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundDespite remarkable advancements in genomic technologies, individuals of predominant African-related genetic similarity remain significantly under-represented, accounting for only 2.4% of published genome-wide association studies. This disparity
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Widening participation in higher education : an examination of institutional responses [PDF]
, 2004 During the past 40 years higher education has moved from an elite to a mass system. Despite this expansion, the working class remain under-represented in HE.
Greenbank, Paul Michael
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Variable tuition fees and widening participation: the marketing of English institutions through access agreements [PDF]
, 2008 This paper argues that the introduction of access agreements following the establishment of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has led to changes in the way that higher education institutions (HEIs) position themselves in the marketplace in relation to ...
McCaig, Colin, Adnett, N.
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Realising potential? The challenges of widening participation for students, further education and higher education. [PDF]
This thesis, and the focus of my research, has emerged from my own practice and some of the challenges I have faced as a practitioner involved in developing widening participation initiatives and Foundation Degrees.
Fenge-Davies, Lee-Ann
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Reframing race and widening access into higher education [PDF]
, 2023 This paper draws attention to empirical work on widening access to understand the silence on race matters in English higher education. This work repurposes a critical race theoretical framework that offers a glimpse of how the issue of unequal access to
Madriaga, Manuel
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The Working in Health Access Programme (WHAP): impact on school leaving exam results and applications to Medicine [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Pupils from backgrounds wit socio-economic deprivation are less likely to apply to study medicine than those from more affluent backgrounds.
Houston, M., Osborne, M., Lumsden, M.A.
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Editorial: Widening participation and access to medicine as a career [PDF]
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