Unconscious bias against BME doctors identified

Unconscious bias against BME doctors identified Black and minority ethnic doctors’ career prospects are being damaged by “unconscious bias” against them, suggests research and data* from the General Medical Council (GMC).

The GMC published new research and data on the progression of doctors from different ethnicities and backgrounds through exams and recruitment.

It shows that white UK medical graduates remain more likely to pass specialty exams than their black and minority ethnic (BME) counterparts, while doctors whose primary qualification was gained outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) are even less likely to do well in exams or recruitment. OnMedica

See also:

• How do doctors progress through key milestones during training? General Medical Council
• BME doctors face unconscious bias and remain less likely to pass exams, says GMC GP Online