Applications to medical and surgical specialist training in the UK National Health Service, 2021-2022: a cross-sectional observational study to characterise the diversity of successful applicants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare success of applicants to specialty training posts in the UK by gender, ethnicity and disability status.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

National Health Service, UK.

Participants

All specialty training post applications to Health Education England, UK, during the 2021-2022 recruitment cycle.

Intervention

Nil.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Comparison of success at application to specialty training posts by gender, ethnicity, country of qualification (UK vs non-UK) and disability. The influence of ethnicity on success was investigated using a logistic regression model, where country of qualification was included as a covariate.

Results

12 419/37 971 (32.7%) of applicants to specialty training

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature