Applicants from deprived geographic areas have lower odds of selection into medical programs (pooled OR = 0.69)¶
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q3 i2 Applicants from deprived geographic areas, indicated by neighborhood income or school catchment indices, had a 31% lower likelihood of admission (OR = 0.69, 95% CI 0.5–0.93, k=6). → Arianpoor Arash 2026
Evidence¶
Arianpoor Arash 2026¶
Arianpoor Arash, Pena Alexia, Mercer Annette, Cox Jennifer, Lekkas Dimitra, Geronimo Francis Ruel, Waldron Heidi, Randal John, Dabner Marcus, Lynagh Marita, Pather Nalini, Shepherd Nicole, Robb Nigel, Berdin Rose, Wilkinson Tim, Hu Wendy, Shulruf Boaz, Huang Pin-Hsiang. (2026). Socioeconomic and economic factors affecting access and progression in medical schools: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions. https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6
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Random-effects meta-analysis of 6 effect sizes for the deprived-geographic-area predictor on selection outcomes. Table 1 reports the pooled effect size as OR = 0.69 (95% CI 0.5–0.93) with very high heterogeneity (I2 99.28).
"In particular, applicants from deprived geographic areas, as indicated by neighborhood income or school catchment indices, had a 31% lower likelihood of admission (Table 1, Fig. 2)."
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Related Claims¶
- Household economic and educational disadvantage is associated with reduced odds of admission to medical programs (pooled OR = 0.6) — a broader claim this one bears on
- Socioeconomic disadvantage shows a persistent adverse association across both selection and progression stages of medical education — related
- Household economic and educational disadvantage is associated with poorer progression through medical school, with effects larger for progression than for selection — related
- Lower socioeconomic background, older age, graduate-entry and non-professional parental background are associated with lower MRCS pass rates and more non-satisfactory ARCP outcomes — related
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