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In reviewing the performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in MRCGP assessment (2016-2021), ... rates in specialty exams (62%) than UK White (79%), Asian (68%), and mixed-heritage trainees (74%). Having a non-White ethnic background may in itself be an over-simplification and further granularity of the data is required to reach any

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Read the research: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0474 In this 1-minute video Prof. Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena explains: - Doctors selected into GP tra

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those in the MRCGP, whether UK or non-UK graduates. The disparities in attainment due to ethnicity seen in the MRSA do not seem to have been taken into account in the article. The article followed up GP trainees recruited in 2016 of which 23.2% were non- UK graduates. In 2022 this figure was 57% and the profile of our trainees has changed

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INTRODUCTION. The role of doctors' ethnic group in differential attainment in the UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) licensing assessments is a continuing concern, 1 and causes are poorly understood. 2 A study by Esmail and Roberts suggested, despite lack of supportive evidence, that 'subjective bias due to racial discrimination in the clinical skills

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In reviewing the performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in MRCGP assessment from 2016-21, Siriwardena and colleagues conclude that ethnic background did not reduce the chance of passing GP licensing exams once sex, place of primary medical qualification (PMQ), declared disability and MSRA scores were accounted for.

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In reviewing the performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in MRCGP assessment (2016-2021), Siriwardena et al conclude that ethnic background did not reduce the chance of passing GP licensing exams once sex, place of primary medical qualification (PMQ), declared disability, and MSRA scores were accounted for. 1

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MRCGP and MRCP(UK) are the main entry qualifications for UK doctors entering general [family] practice or hospital [internal] medicine. The performance of MRCP(UK) candidates who subsequently take MRCGP allows validation of each assessment. In the UK, underperformance of ethnic minority doctors taking MRCGP has had a high political profile, with a Judicial Review in the High Court in April

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Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in MRCGP assessment. Br J Gen Pract. 2023 Apr 27;73 (730):202. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X732597. Print 2023 May.

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Academic performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016-2021: cross sectional study February 2023 British Journal of General Practice 73(729):BJGP.2022.0474

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Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016-2021: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of General Practice, 73 (729), e284-e293. ISSN 0960-1643 Full text not available from this repository.

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Background: Differential attainment has previously been suggested as being due to subjective bias due to racial discrimination in clinical skills assessments. Aim: To investigate differential attainment all UK general practice (GP) licensing tests comparing ethnic minority and White doctors. Design and Setting: Observational study of UK doctors in GP specialty training.

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Results A total of 3429 doctors entering GP specialty training in 2016 were included, with doctors of different sex (female 63.81% versus male 36.19%), ethnic group (White British 53.95%, minority

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In doing so they denigrate the many ethnic minority doctors in specialty training who pass MRCGP, supported by educators. Increasing numbers of ethnic minority and overseas-qualified doctors complete the MSRA, a computer-marked assessment of clinical knowledge and judgement, and enter specialty training for general practice.

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Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016-2021: a cross-sectional study INTRODUCTION The role of doctors' ethnic group in differential attainment in the UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) licensing assessments is a continuing concern,1 and causes are poorly understood. 2

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Objective To determine the difference in failure rates in the postgraduate examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) by ethnic or national background, and to identify factors associated with pass rates in the clinical skills assessment component of the examination. Design Analysis of data provided by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the General Medical

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The role of doctors' ethnicity in differential attainment in the UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) licensing assessments is a continuing concern, 1 and causes are

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The difference between British black and minority ethnic candidates and British white candidates in the pass rates of the clinical skills assessment, despite controlling for prior attainment, suggests that subjective bias could also be a factor of failure. Objective To determine the difference in failure rates in the postgraduate examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP

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BACKGROUND: Differential attainment has previously been suggested as being due to subjective bias due to racial discrimination in clinical skills assessments. AIM: To investigate differential attainment all UK general practice (GP) licensing tests comparing ethnic minority and White doctors. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational study of UK doctors in GP specialty training. METHODS: We analysed

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# Oral examinations—equal opportunities, ethnicity, and fairness in the MRCGP {#article-title-2} Oral examinations are widely used in undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations, including those for membership of royal colleges. In recent years the validity and reliability of oral examinations have been questioned and they have been dropped from many assessment programmes.1-4 The

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Introduction. Students from ethnic minorities seem to perform less well overall than white students in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations.1 - 4 Any form of potential racial discrimination within our examination systems is a cause for concern. 5 6 Problems with complex discourse may disadvantage students in oral examinations who have been trained overseas, but there is

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Objective To determine the difference in failure rates in the postgraduate examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) by ethnic or national background, and to identify factors associated with pass rates in the clinical skills assessment component of the examination.. Design Analysis of data provided by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the General Medical

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The performance of MRCP(UK) candidates who subsequently take MRCGP allows validation of each assessment. In the UK, underperformance of ethnic minority doctors taking MRCGP has had a high political profile, with a Judicial Review in the High Court in April 2014 for alleged racial discrimination.

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Note: The data cut-off for this product was 12:30pm ET on June 29. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the June 30 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Two prominent Russian officials appear to be spearheading divergent paths for addressing religious extremism in Russia as ethnic and religious tension in Russia continues to rise.

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Our study challenges their assertion, that ethnic minority trainees, in particular UK trained ethnic minority doctors in GP specialty training, fail MRCGP due to their ethnicity. ... Pope L, Freeman A, Law G: Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016-2021: a cross-sectional study. Br J Gen Pract 2023, 73