Ethnic stereotypes and the underachievement of UK medical students from ethnic minorities: qualitative study.

BMJ : British Medical Journal
Katherine WoolfJane E Dacre

Abstract

To explore ethnic stereotypes of UK medical students in the context of academic underachievement of medical students from ethnic minorities. Qualitative study using semistructured one to one interviews and focus groups. A London medical school. 27 year 3 medical students and 25 clinical teachers, purposively sampled for ethnicity and sex. Data were analysed using the theory of stereotype threat (a psychological phenomenon thought to negatively affect the performance of people from ethnic minorities in educational contexts) and the constant comparative method. Participants believed the student-teacher relationship was vital for clinical learning. Teachers had strong perceptions about "good" clinical students (interactive, keen, respectful), and some described being aggressive towards students whom they perceived as quiet, unmotivated, and unwilling. Students had equally strong perceptions about "good" clinical teachers (encouraging, interested, interactive, non-aggressive). Students and teachers had concordant and well developed perceptions of the "typical" Asian clinical medical student who was considered over-reliant on books, poor at communicating with patients, too quiet during clinical teaching sessions, and unmotivated owi...Continue Reading

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