Measuring differential attainment: a longitudinal analysis of assessment results for 1512 medical students at four Scottish medical schools

Conclusions
The tendency for attainment gaps to grow during undergraduate medical education suggests that educational factors at medical schools may—however inadvertently—contribute to DA. It is of critical importance that medical schools investigate attainment gaps within their cohorts and explore potential underlying causes.

Source: BMJ Open - September 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hope, D., Dewar, A., Hothersall, E. J., Leach, J. P., Cameron, I., Jaap, A. Tags: Open access, Medical education and training Source Type: research