Fair access to higher surgical training in the UK: an equity, diversity and inclusion analysis of national selection in 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the impact of gender, age, ethnicity and country of primary medical qualification (CoQ) on outcomes in the 2024 UK ST3 surgical national selection process.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of national recruitment data.

Setting

UK-wide ST3 surgical training recruitment.

Participants

2009 unique ST3 applicants to six surgical specialties (otolaryngology, plastic surgery, urology, paediatric surgery, trauma and orthopaedics and general surgery); neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery were excluded.

Primary outcome measure

Offer of a ST3 National Training Number (NTN).

Results

CoQ was the strongest factor associated with success. International medical graduates had lower odds of receiv

SUBMITTER: Seehra JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625904 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature