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http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7455/1545

White people are under represented relative to the population in UK medical schools in this study

http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7647/748

Women out number men in western medical school

Will we ever see drives to increase white males into this profession? I doubt it

There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist

(My partner is a female doctor)

[josephlord]

> There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist

Are women definitely the majority in surgery as opposed to medicine? My impression was that men dominated the surgical specialisms. This isn't really intended to be a knock on your argument but to ask you to double check this point.

In answer to the general point I have heard discussion of ways to encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice.

[rmc]

encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice.

It can be both.