"As an ethnic minority, you just have to work twice as hard." Experiences and motivation of ethnic minority students in medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adequate representation of ethnic minority groups in the medical workforce is crucial for ensuring equitable healthcare to diverse patient groups. This requires recruiting ethnic minority medical students and taking measures that enable them to complete their medical studies successfully. Grounded in self-determination theory and intersectionality, this paper explores the experiences of ethnic minority medical students across intersections with gender and other categories of difference and how these relate to students' motivation.

Methods

An explorative, qualitative study was designed. Six focus groups were conducted with 26 ethnic minority students between December 2016 and May 2017. Thematic analysis was performed to identify, analyse and report themes within

SUBMITTER: Isik U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature