Framework for implementing asylum seekers and refugees' health into the undergraduate medical curriculum in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT: The Ukrainian conflict and the increasing number of asylum seekers and refugees (AS&Rs) in the United Kingdom have highlighted the critical need for a dedicated AS&R health curriculum in medical undergraduate programmes. This study utilized a mixed-method approach to assess the current state of AS&R curricula worldwide, identify shortcomings in the UK's medical undergraduate curriculum and determine the specific needs of AS&R. A scoping review of literature revealed an absence of comprehensive AS&R health curricula, with many programmes focusing on broader global health issues. Mapping the General Medical Council's (GMC) Outcomes for Graduates to a UK medical school's learning outcomes uncovered misalignments with AS&R health requirements and an online survey of AS&R charities exposed barr

SUBMITTER: Kwok MJJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952400 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature