Medical students with mental health problems do not feel adequately supported
Over 80% of medical students with mental health issues feel they receive insufficient support from their medical schools, a survey finds. Of the 1,122 UK respondents, 30% (343) said they had...
View ArticleStudents from wealthy backgrounds dominate UK medical schools, report says
A disproportionate number of medical students in the UK come from the most affluent homes and neighbourhoods, a survey of nearly 33,000 applicants has found. The study by academics at Dundee and...
View ArticleNew guidance to help medical students become good doctors
Understanding the importance of patient confidentiality and behaving appropriately on social media are among the professional values explained in new guidance for UK medical students. The GMC and the...
View ArticleEnd the limit on medical training places to reduce dependency on overseas...
The cap on medical training places should be scrapped and new funding arrangements introduced to incentivise doctors to commit their careers to the NHS, a report urges. Despite a severe shortage of...
View ArticleConsultation launched on increasing medical student numbers in England
The government has released plans to increase the number of student places at medical schools in England by 1,500. The first 500 places will be allocated to medical schools and will be available to...
View ArticleDH will fund just a third of promised extra medical school places next year
Only 500 of the extra medical school places pledged by the Government to ensure ‘self-sufficiency’ in homegrown doctors will come on stream in 2018, it has been revealed. A health minister has said...
View ArticleMedical schools lose 200 students a year amid money and mental health problems
Two thirds of medical students have faced financial or mental health pressures, says a report. The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund research suggests that medical schools are losing 200 students a year...
View ArticleMore medical student places needed to avoid impending NHS workforce crisis
Doctors are striving to achieve better work-life balance and it has significant implications for workforce planning, a GMC report reveals. The state of medical education and practice 2019 (SoMEP)...
View ArticleNew Charter aims to tackle the racial harassment of medical students
Medical schools are being called on to sign up to a new charter that aims to tackle the racial harassment of medical students. It follows a joint BMA and BMJ investigation which finds more needs to be...
View ArticleOversubscribed medical schools look to Government for funded solutions
The Government’s climbdown on A-levels in England has thrown medical schools into disarray. Medical schools are now oversubscribed with students wishing to study medicine, and are being threatened...
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