Only 5% of students in medical schools from lowest socio-economic group – study

Just one in 20 applicants to medical school lower from lower socio economic backgrounds in 2021, the report said (PA) - (PA Wire)

Only a fraction of medical students are from working class backgrounds despite efforts to widen access to the profession, a report has suggested.

A small number of schools and colleges produce a high number of applicants to medical school, according to research by the Sutton Trust.