50 more places at medical schools for those from deprived areas and ‘entry level’ programmes among measures planned over five years by first ministerNicola Sturgeon is to spend £23m on boosting the number of students from destitute backgrounds at Scottish medical schools after a study found they were dominated by attendees from the most affluent homes.
The first minister’s initiative draws heavily on data disclosed by the Guardian that only 4.3% of students at Scotland’s five medical schools came from the poorest 20% of postcodes, with Scottish students more likely to be from private schools or with parents from elite professions.
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Source: theguardian.com