S.A. Curtis

TL;DR: Differences of the available measures between gateway students and SEMED students on entry to their medical degrees are greater than the differences on exit, providing modest evidence that gateway courses allow students from under-represented groups to achieve greater academic potential.

TL;DR: There are undoubtedly very real disadvantages or barriers to accessing higher education (HE) and the medical profession for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds and specifically designed widening access (WA) programmes can help overcome these barriers as well as increase student retention and progression.

TL;DR: This paper aims to add to the limited existing literature in this area and illustrate key aspects of the BM6 programme’s recruitment and admissions process that supports students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in accessing medical school.

TL;DR: The authors assesses research related to lectures, lecture attendance of medical students and their learning approaches in higher education outside the clinical setting and find that students value lectures in the curriculum alongside other teaching and learning methods.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that NO may modulate the activity of gastropod hearts, and this modulation may modify the inhibitory action of acetylcholine on heart activity.