Differing perceptions among ethnic minority and Caucasian medical students which may affect their relative academic performance.

Introduction: Ethnic minority (EM) medical students in the United Kingdom underperform academically compared to their Caucasian counterparts, but the reasons are unclear and further understanding is required.

Aim: To explore self-reported factors that might influence academic underperformance of EM medical students.

Method: An online semi-structured questionnaire was used to identify associations between several dimensions that had been identified in previous research and obtain free-text comments.