Medicine is often considered an elite profession - according to the British Medical Journal, only 4% of doctors in the UK are from a working class background."Widening participation" programmes in universities are seeking to address the imbalance and actively encourage people from all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine.  So what are the barriers facing prospective medical students today?  And do these obstacles persist beyond graduation and into professional life?Joana Rodrigues, Year 4 medical student and Mentorship Director at In2MedSchool, hosts a lively discussion with two Edinburgh clinicians, both of whom were the first in their families to go to university. Featuring: Dr Shahida Din, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.Dr Gilly Flemming, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, NHS Lothian.Voice Box theme music by medical student Alex Lewthwaite.For more information on the resources discussed in the podcast, visit:Reach Edinburgh – https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/access-edinburgh/high-school-students/reach-edinburgh In2MedSchool – https://www.in2medschool.com/You Can Be A Doctor – https://www.youcanbeadoctor.co.uk/

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