Differential attainment at MRCS according to gender, ethnicity, age and socioeconomic factors: a retrospective cohort study | Zendy

Ricky Ellis | Zendy; Peter A. Brennan | Zendy; Amanda Lee | Zendy; Duncan Scrimgeour | Zendy; Jennifer Cleland | Zendy

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Differential attainment at MRCS according to gender, ethnicity, age and socioeconomic factors: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Ricky Ellis,

Peter A. Brennan,

Amanda Lee,

Duncan Scrimgeour,

Jennifer Cleland

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/01410768221079018

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , medicine , demography , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , logistic regression , educational attainment , confidence interval , cohort , odds , family medicine , population , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth

A recent independent review on diversity and inclusivity highlighted concerns that barriers to surgical career progression exist for some groups of individuals and not others. Group-level differences in performance at the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (MRCS) examinations have been identified but are yet to be investigated. We aimed to characterise the relationship between sociodemographic differences and performance at MRCS.

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