Drivers and barriers to engaging with academia: a minority-ethnic medical student perspective

Lopez, Carlos Curtis; Robinson, Daniel; Shirke, Manasi Mahesh; Dominic, Catherine; Patel, Rakesh

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“…This starts in medical school, where students from racially minoritised backgrounds often feel that there is a lack of role modelling and mentoring. [8] Early career researchers from racially minoritised groups have been noted to be disadvantaged due to patronisation and paternalism, lack of funding and the ethnicity pay gap [9][10][11]. The losses multiply at each level culminating in capable doctors and potential academics from racially minoritised backgrounds being lost.…”

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The under-representation of racially minoritised doctors in academic general practice training: a retrospective analysis

Howe,

Orkin,

Apea

2023

BJGP Open

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BackgroundGeneral Practice (GP) has one of the most diverse medical training programmes, in terms of gender and ethnicity. However, this diversity of race and ethnicity is not reflected in academic GP careers, with just 17% (n= 81/473) of academic GPs being from racially minoritised groups, according to the Medical Schools Council (MSC).AimTo determine whether GP academic clinical fellow (ACF) trainees from racially minoritised backgrounds are proportionally represented, compared to the non-academic training programme, using the annual GP ACF conference as a proxy.Design & settingNational Academic GP Training Conferences, 2018 – 2023; review of conference programmes and data from Health Education England (HEE).MethodsUsing conference programmes and online searches, demographic information on conference speakers was obtained and a freedom of information request was made to HEE for the demographics of GP ACFs for corresponding years. This was compared to demographic data of GP trainees and academics.ResultsOn average, there were 40 speakers each year at the conference. White females (average 20.2 speakers each year) were the most well represented group, followed by White males (average 12.5), Asian females (average 3.3), Asian males (average 1.8), Black males (average 0.7) and Black females (average 0.3). 2022 HEE data revealed that 27 (71%) of the 38 (excluding five who did not state their ethnicity) ACFs were White.ConclusionGP academia should be more representative of the non-academic GP training scheme. Work needs to be done to understand and overcome the structural barriers to recruiting from racially minoritised groups.

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The under-representation of racially minoritised doctors in academic general practice training: a retrospective analysis

Howe,

Orkin,

Apea

2023

BJGP Open

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“…The Brown Lab PI actively worked to improve these disparities through student recruitment and by focusing on these issues in research products. Medical students who identified with a racial minority group would often cite lack of senior role models similar to them and less opportunities and inclusivity in academic pursuits as reasons to not engage is academia [ 47 ]. By placing inclusion and improvement of the current state of academia at the forefront, the Brown Lab and C.H.I.R.P.…”

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Connected Health Innovation Research Program (C.H.I.R.P.): A bridge for digital health and wellness in cardiology and oncology

Maddula

MacLeod

Painter

et al. 2022

American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice

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“…[2, 3] Barriers to attendance of conferences may exacerbate inequalities, and widen education and professional attainment gaps. [4] Since the pandemic, international conferences have been delivered both online, face-to-face and as ‘hybrid’ (online and in-person) meetings. This has expanded opportunities to attend for those who may otherwise have been excluded by barriers such as caring duties or visa requirements.…”

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Gender and ethnicity intersect to reduce participation at a large European Hybrid HIV Conference

Howe

Orkin

Wan

et al. 2023

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Introduction: The negative effect of female gender identity on participation at face-to-face academic conferences for delegates, speakers, chairs and panellists has previously been reported. Little is known about how ethnicity may affect conference participation, or about how gender and ethnicity intersect. To our knowledge, this is the first study describing conference participation by both ethnicity and gender in panellists and delegates, and the first to describe this within a hybrid conference setting. Methods: We collaborated with the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), the organisers of the 18th European AIDS Conference, a large, 3223 delegate, hybrid conference held online and in London, over four days in October 2021. During the conference, we observed the number and type of questions asked at 12 of 69 sessions and described characteristics of the panel composition by ethnicity, gender and seniority. A post-conference survey of conference attendees collated demographic information, number of questions asked during the conference and the reasons for not asking questions. Results: Men asked the most questions and were more likely to ask multiple questions in the observed sessions (61.5%). People from White ethnic groups asked >95% of the questions in the observed sessions. The fewest questions were asked in the sessions with the least diverse panels in terms of both ethnicity and gender. Barriers to asking questions differed between genders and ethnicities. Conclusions: Improvement in access and participation at medical conferences is needed. Our study aims to raise awareness and provide evidence to help improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the professional medical conference setting and support equitable dissemination and sharing of knowledge. Intersections of gender and ethnicity shape inequality and need to be examined in combination. Further work is needed to evaluate the role of other social identities. We recommend future work takes such intersectionality into account and that conference organisers strive for diversity on panels to improve education and engagement of delegates.

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Drivers and barriers to engaging with academia: a minority-ethnic medical student perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

The under-representation of racially minoritised doctors in academic general practice training: a retrospective analysis

The under-representation of racially minoritised doctors in academic general practice training: a retrospective analysis

Connected Health Innovation Research Program (C.H.I.R.P.): A bridge for digital health and wellness in cardiology and oncology

Gender and ethnicity intersect to reduce participation at a large European Hybrid HIV Conference

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