Impact of medical students' socioeconomic backgrounds on medical school application, admission and migration in Japan: a web-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to clarify and compare the socioeconomic backgrounds of medical students with those of other health professions and non-health faculty students in an era of increasing inequity in Japanese society.

Design

This was a quantitative nationwide study. Data were collected by a cross-sectional web-based anonymous questionnaire.

Setting

Data from years 3 and 4 medical, health professions and non-health faculty students across Japan were collected in 2021.

Participants

Participants were 1991 students from medical schools, 224 from dental, 419 from pharmacy, 326 from nursing, 144 from other health professions and 207 from non-health faculties.

Results

The proportion of high-income families (>18 million yen: ca. US$140 000) amon

SUBMITTER: Suzuki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481750 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature