Exploring the educational journey: perspectives of ethnic minority GP-trainees in Dutch GP-specialty training - a qualitative interview study.

Background: Previous research highlights persistent differential attainment by ethnicity in medical education, wherein the perceived inclusiveness significantly influences ethnic minority students' and trainees' outcomes. Biased organizational practices and microaggressions exacerbate the challenges faced by ethnic minorities, leading to lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. Consequently, understanding ethnic minority GP-trainees' experiences and perspectives regarding relevant educational aspects is crucial for addressing these disparities and cultivating a more inclusive environment within medical education.

Towards inclusive learning environments in post-graduate medical education: stakeholder-driven strategies in Dutch GP-specialty training.

Background: A recent study found that ethnic minority General Practice (GP)-trainees receive more negative assessments than their majority peers. Previous qualitative research suggested that learning climate-related factors play a pivotal role in unequal opportunities for trainees in post-graduate medical settings, indicating that insufficient inclusivity had put minority students at risk of failure and dropout.

Study Objectives: We aimed to develop broadly supported strategies for an inclusive learning climate in Dutch GP-specialty training.

Ethnic minority GP trainees at risk for underperformance assessments: a quantitative cohort study.

Background: Recent studies suggest that ethnic minority students underperform in standardised assessments commonly used to evaluate their progress. This disparity seems to also hold for postgraduate medical students and GP trainees, and may affect the quality of primary health care, which requires an optimally diverse workforce.

Aims: To address the following: 1) to determine to what extent ethnic minority GP trainees are more at risk of being assessed as underperforming than their majority peers; 2) to investigate whether established underperformance appears in specific competence areas; and 3) to explore first- and second-generation ethnic minority trainees' deviations.

[A scorpion sting in The Netherlands].

A 16-year-old girl was stung in the Netherlands by a poisonous scorpion which had travelled in her suitcase from Turkey. Although she came to the emergency department immediately and had the (dead) scorpion with her, it proved to be extremely difficult to devise effective therapy quickly. There were only three ampoules of antiserum in the country, none of them against the scorpion concerned: Buthus gibbosus, a relatively dangerous species.