One was a 2011 research study that surveyed half of all medical professionals in England and found 66 cases of “linguistic issue.” The General Medical Council stated this year that it was currently turning down about 4 in every 10 foreign medical professionals applying to operate in the UK …
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Unconscious prejudice versus BME physicians determined Black and minority ethnic doctors’profession potential customers are being harmed by “unconscious prejudice” against them, suggests research and information * from the General Medical Council (GMC), published today. The GMC published new research and information on the progression of physicians from different ethnicities and backgrounds through exams and recruitment. It shows that white UK medical graduates remain most likely to pass specialty exams than their black and minority ethnic (BME) equivalents, while medical professionals whose main certification was gotten outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) are even less most likely to do well in tests or recruitment. The GMC’s information on how doctors advance through postgraduate training in 2014-15 showed that the typical examination pass rate for all UK medical graduates was 71%. …
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The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published new research and data on the development of doctors from different ethnicities and backgrounds through examinations and recruitment. It shows that white UK medical graduates stay more likely to pass specialty examinations than their black and minority ethnic (BME) counterparts, while doctors whose main qualification was acquired outside the UK or European Economic Location (EEA) are even less most likely to do well in exams or recruitment. The GMC sets the requirements for all phases of UK medical education and training, and manages the organisations which handle and deliver it to medical professionals. It is accountable for making sure the paths through medical training are reasonable and do not drawback entrants from different backgrounds. This is the second year the GM …
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