1. Access to Medicine – What are the Barriers? Buket Gundogan – University College London Medical School Professor Carol Baxter - Imperial College London

2. Background People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in medicine (1) 80% of all medical students in the UK stem from just 20% of schools (2) A lack of individuals from lower socio economic backgrounds

3. Background My interest Our own widening participation initiative

5. Objectives What are the barriers that young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds face in getting into medical school?

6. Intervention One day Masterclass

7. Intervention

10. Methodology Phase 1 – qualitative and quantitative questionnaire Phase 2 – focus group interview 1 year after phase 1

11. Interim findings Adequate preparation Social barriers Economic barriers

12. 1. Adequate preparation Entrance exams Interview Grades Work experience Personal statement/cv

13. Not getting the right information I need before applying to medical school Not getting the right support and advice Lack of support from school (only 2 students from my sixth form have gotten into medicine) > little experience with application The school I go to, the lack of work experience, the lack of information

14. 2. Social barriers Social class Ethnicity Not from a medical family/no links to medicine

15. 3. Economic barriers Fees of medical school

16. Thoughts Data analysis Areas for investigation Methodology for phase 2

17. References 1.http://www.gmc uk.org/publications/23538.asp 2.http://www.medschools.ac.uk/AboutUs/Proj ects/Widening-Participation/Selecting-for- Excellence/Pages/Selecting-for- Excellence.aspx