ArticleJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2022
The impact of disability on performance in a high-stakes postgraduate surgical examination: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Differential attainment within medical education: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Experiences of medical students and doctors with dyslexia: A systematic review.Medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers, facilitators and solutions to equitable career progression for disabled doctors: an integrative review.BMJ open · 2025Review
- Differential attainment in UK postgraduate medical examinations: examining the relationship between sociodemographic differences and examination performance.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- "Because people don't know what it is, they don't really know it exists": a qualitative study of postgraduate medical educators' perceptions of dyscalculia.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Differential attainment in assessment of postgraduate surgical trainees: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Shut up, or Set Free: Poetic Inquiry into Disabled Students' Experiences of Differential Attainment.Perspectives on medical education · 2024Article
- Differential attainment at MRCS according to gender, ethnicity, age and socioeconomic factors: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite rising numbers of doctors in the workforce with disabilities, little is known about the impact of disabilities on postgraduate performance. To ensure all groups are treated fairly in surgical training, it is essential to know whether any attainment differences exist in markers of surgical performance. To address this gap, we assessed the impact of disabilities on performance on the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons examination (MRCS).
designRetrospective cohort study.
settingSecondary care.
participantsAll UK MRCS candidates attempting Part A (
main outcome measuresChi-square tests and correlation coefficients established univariate associations with MRCS performance, while multiple logistic regressions identified independent predictors of success.
resultsThough MRCS Part B pass rates were similar (
conclusionAlthough candidates with registered disabilities performed less well in formal, written examinations, our data indicate that they are as likely to pass MRCS at first attempt as their peers who achieved similar grades at high school and medical school. In order to enable equity in career progression, further work is needed to investigate the causes of attainment differences in early career assessments.
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