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Race equality in the medical workforce—don’t forget universities
BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p594 (Published 15 March 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p594
- Salim Khakoo, professor of hepatology
- University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- s.i.khakoo{at}soton.ac.uk
The Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard tackles race equality in the NHS but not in universities, where an important minority of doctors work.12 Clinical academics occupy high profile positions and are responsible for training medical students. Racism and bullying are well described within the university sector but are more challenging to tackle as universities are autonomous institutions.3 Reports of racism may also …
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