Increasing numbers of medical undergraduates from lower socioeconomic backgrounds: positive for health care?

dc.creator	Lemon TI
dc.creator	Stone BA
dc.date	2013-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:16Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:16Z
dc.identifier	1179-7258
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fed58519b1544d40a231106e6c5cde9f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9633
dc.description	TI Lemon, B A StoneCardiff University, School of Medicine, Cochrane Medical Education Centre, Heath Park, Cardiff, WalesEconomic stagnation in the UK has been a prominent issue for the last five years, leading to an increase in unemployment and a subsequent rise of numbers in the lower socioeconomic classes.1 Seyan et al2 have shown that students from the lower socioeconomic classes are under-represented in medical schools. However, their study was carried out in a time of economic prosperity, and we suggest that this is reversed in times of economic deprivation, to the benefit of patients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adaptation theory3 suggests that an organism suffering change in their environment will adapt to change and become better suited to survival. In this case, the organism is the adolescent population of the UK, the change in environment is the economic downturn, and in turn, their adaptation is to turn to professional jobs in order to provide themselves with secure income and live happier and healthier lives. Thus, it is reasonable to suggest that we will see growing numbers of medical students coming from the lower socioeconomic classes in the near future.Read the original study here
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Dove Press
dc.relation	http://www.dovepress.com/increasing-numbers-of-medical-undergraduates-from-lower-socioeconomic--a12540
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7258
dc.source	Advances in Medical Education and Practice, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 39-41 (2013)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Increasing numbers of medical undergraduates from lower socioeconomic backgrounds: positive for health care?
dc.type	article