ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2021
Widening Participation in Medicine: The Impact of Medical Student-Led Conferences for Year 12 Pupils.
Article in Advances in medical education and practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Hello healthcare: evaluating the impact of a healthcare conference for secondary school pupils.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Former access to medicine higher education diploma students' experiences of their diploma course and subsequent professional degree: a qualitative study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- A Small Group Interview Evaluating the Impact of a Widening Access Programme on Student Confidence and Their Medical School Applications.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- Plant a seed series: the impact of an online outreach package on school pupils' knowledge, skills, and attitudes to medicine.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Widening Access: what do dental school websites signal to prospective students?British dental journal · 2023Article
- Widening Participation in Medicine: The Impact of Medical Student-Led Conferences for Year 12 Pupils [Letter].Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Article
- Widening Participation in Medicine: A Medical Student Perspective [Letter].Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Article
- Widening Participation in Medicine: Conferences Build Confidence? [Letter].Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Article
- A Response to Widening Participation in Medicine: The Impact of Medical Student-Led Conferences for Year 12 Pupils [Letter].Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeIndividuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds are under-represented in the medical profession: confidence is a barrier to them successfully applying to medical school. This study examined the impact of two student-led conferences for Year 12 pupils, at which they had the opportunity to present their work. It looked at the ability of the conferences to improve participant confidence, and the feasibility of its replication by other student-led groups.
methodsThe first, Conference A, had more time and finances invested into it than the second, Conference B. The latter relied solely on university society funding, but utilised WP criteria for selection of participants. Participants identified their confidence in six areas on a ten-point scale, immediately before and after the intervention.
resultsA paired
conclusionThis intervention has demonstrated a significant positive impact on participant confidence: a key factor to improve their chance of successful admission to medical school. Supporting participants with their presentations prior to the conference was found to further enhance their confidence. The authors feel that this work could be replicated successfully by other student groups.
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