ArticleAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2025
First-Generation Low-Income Individuals in Medicine: A Scoping Review.
Article in Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Reproductive endocrinology and infertility exposure and medical student interest in obstetrics and gynecology specialty: a narrative review.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Review
- Thriving, not surviving: a qualitative study on barriers and strengths of first-generation medical students.BMC medical education · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThis comprehensive scoping review of the medical literature on first-generation low-income (FGLI) individuals in medicine aimed to synthesize the highest levels of evidence to inform medical education stakeholders.
methodDatabase searches were conducted in Academic Search Premier, Education Research Premier, ERIC, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Professional Development Collection, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science Core Collection from database inception through March 15, 2023. English-language articles on first-generation or low-income individuals in medicine from U.S. medical schools were included. Articles were evaluated for level of evidence and themes chosen.
resultsDatabase searches resulted in 27,075 citations, 247 of which qualified for data extraction. The articles were classified by evidence level: level I (n = 2), level II (n = 17), level III (n = 90), level IV (n = 78), and level V (n = 60). Publications reported on 9 major outcomes: exam performance (n = 108), medical school performance (n = 63), residency and fellowship performance (n = 7), honor society status (n = 12), leave of absence (n = 9), withdrawal, dismissal, and attrition (n = 20), medical education graduation (n = 37), career choice (n = 109), and intent to practice in disadvantaged and rural communities (n = 60). Compared with their peers, FGLI individuals had lower medical school and standardized exam scores, enrollment in national medical honor societies and multiple degree programs, and graduate medical education performance and higher rates of leaves of absence, incompletion of medical education, pursuing primary care and family medicine specialties, and intent to practice in underserved communities.
conclusionsDespite an increase in the number of FGLI individuals in medicine, there remains significant opportunity to improve their inclusion and support. Multi-institutional, prospective, risk-adjusted, observational studies are required to determine how to best support FGLI individuals through all medical career stages.
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