Value of a UK medical degree for international students (VISION): a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is estimated that NHS staff consist of over 200 different nationalities, with a reported 30.7% of doctors holding a nationality other than British. Despite this, international medical students represent 7.5% of all medical students studying in the UK and pay on average, 4-6 times more in tuition fees when compared with the £9250 per annum (Great British Pounds (£) in 2021) paid by home students. This study's aim and objective are to evaluate the perception of the financial cost and value of the UK medical degree for international students and their motivations for pursuing such a degree.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional observational study enquiring about international premedical, medical and medical school graduates' perception of the value of the UK medical

SUBMITTER: Li CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature