doi: 10.1136/bmj.39508.606157.BE.
Widening participation in medicine
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Widening participation in medicine
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Abstract
The extended medical degree programme at King’s College London shows that widening participation in medicine can be successful, but requires appreciable extra commitment by academic staff
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Competing interests: None declared.
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Fig 1 Socioeconomic classification of King’s College London medical students 2002-6
Fig 2 Ethnic origin of the King’s College London medical students 2002-6
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