"What kind of support do I need to be successful as an ethnic minority medical student?" A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To be in alignment with the increasing diversity in the patient population, ethnic minorities should have appropriate representation in health care professions. Medical students from ethnic minorities therefore need to be successful in their medical studies. The current literature highlights that they underperform in comparison with the ethnic majority. The aim of the present study is to gain insight into what medical students from ethnic minorities experience during their education and what they need to become or stay motivated and to perform to their full potential.

Methods

Medical students from ethnic minorities from year 1 to 6, enrolled at Amsterdam UMC, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, the Netherlands, were invited via email to participate in this st

SUBMITTER: Isik U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786944 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature