ArticleBMJ open2023
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- The Lived Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Minority Nurses Exposed to Racial Microaggressions in the Hospital Setting: Qualitative Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2025Article
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- Comparative analysis of factors and barriers intervening in research participation among romanian and international medical graduates from one romanian medical faculty across three generations.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Shut up, or Set Free: Poetic Inquiry into Disabled Students' Experiences of Differential Attainment.Perspectives on medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore graduate-entry medical students' experiences of racial microaggressions, the impact of these on learning, performance and attainment, and their views on how these can be reduced.
designQualitative study using semistructured focus groups and group interviews.
settingUK.
participants20 graduate-entry medical students were recruited using volunteer and snowball sampling; all students self-identified as being from racially minoritised (RM) backgrounds.
resultsParticipants reported experiencing numerous types of racial microaggressions during their time at medical school. Students' accounts highlighted how these impacted directly and indirectly on their learning, performance and well-being. Students frequently reported feeling uncomfortable and out of place in teaching sessions and clinical placements. Students also reported feeling invisible and ignored in placements and not being offered the same learning opportunities as their white counterparts. This led to lack of access to learning experiences or disengagement from learning. Many participants described how being from an RM background was associated with feelings of apprehension and having their 'guards up', particularly at the start of new clinical placements. This was perceived to be an additional burden that was not experienced by their white counterparts. Students suggested that future interventions should focus on institutional changes to diversify student and staff populations; shifting the culture to build and maintain inclusive environments; encouraging open, transparent conversations around racism and promptly managing any student-reported racial experiences.
conclusionRM students in this study reported that their medical school experiences were regularly affected by racial microaggressions. Students believed these microaggressions impeded their learning, performance and well-being. It is imperative that institutions increase their awareness of the difficulties faced by RM students and provide appropriate support in challenging times. Fostering inclusion as well as embedding antiracist pedagogy into medical curricula is likely to be beneficial.
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