Medical students at Scottish universities: EQIA
Equalities impact assessment (EIA) relating to plans to increase the number of Scots dom/EU medical students by 100 and decrease the number from the rest UK by the same, to retain an estimated 36 extra doctors per year within specialty training.
Annex A - Table 2:
First degree pre-clinical medical entrants to Scottish HEIs, 2014-15 to 2017-18
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domicile | Domicile | Domicile | Domicile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All | Scotland | rUK | Other EU | Non EU | All | Scotland | rUK | Other EU | Non EU | All | Scotland | rUK | Other EU | Non EU | All | Scotland | rUK | Other EU | Non EU | ||||||
| Total | 100% | 52% | 31% | 4% | 13% | 100% | 53% | 31% | 4% | 13% | 100% | 54% | 29% | 6% | 12% | 100% | 55% | 29% | 4% | 12% | |||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 and under | 88% | 83% | 91% | 86% | 96% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 71% | 92% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 91% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 96% | |||||
| 22 to 25 | 9% | 10% | 7% | 14% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 4% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 0% | |||||
| 26 to 35 | 3% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| over 35 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 58% | 60% | 60% | 57% | 50% | 59% | 64% | 52% | 57% | 54% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 59% | 61% | 63% | 59% | 71% | 61% | |||||
| Male | 42% | 40% | 40% | 57% | 50% | 41% | 36% | 48% | 43% | 42% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 36% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 39% | |||||
| Disability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability recorded | 8% | 10% | 7% | 0% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 0% | 9% | |||||
| No known disability | 92% | 90% | 93% | 100% | 96% | 91% | 92% | 89% | 86% | 96% | 93% | 94% | 89% | 91% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 100% | 91% | |||||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 68% | 84% | 77% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 82% | 77% | 0% | 0% | 63% | 78% | 74% | 0% | 0% | 64% | 78% | 74% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| Other ethnic background | 15% | 15% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 18% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 22% | 26% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| unknown | 17% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | |||||
| Nationality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 78% | 95% | 89% | 0% | 4% | 80% | 97% | 93% | 0% | 4% | 79% | 94% | 94% | 9% | 5% | 79% | 95% | 93% | 0% | 4% | |||||
| EU | 8% | 2% | 11% | 100% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 86% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 82% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 100% | 0% | |||||
| Other | 14% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 96% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 92% | 12% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 91% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 91% | |||||
| Sexual orientation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 74% | 72% | 81% | 71% | 71% | 76% | 72% | 80% | 86% | 79% | 86% | 87% | 91% | 64% | 77% | 85% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 83% | |||||
| Other | 3% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 14% | 4% | |||||
| Unknown | 22% | 25% | 16% | 29% | 25% | 20% | 24% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 18% | 18% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 14% | 13% | |||||
| Gender identity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cis | 82% | 78% | 88% | 86% | 79% | 80% | 75% | 84% | 100% | 83% | 82% | 76% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 87% | 82% | 94% | 100% | 87% | |||||
| Non-cis | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| Unknown | 18% | 22% | 12% | 29% | 17% | 19% | 24% | 16% | 0% | 13% | 17% | 23% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 6% | 0% | 9% | |||||
| Religious belief | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christian | 33% | 28% | 39% | 43% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 57% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 39% | 36% | 18% | 37% | 35% | 44% | 57% | 26% | |||||
| Muslim | 6% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 23% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 0% | 22% | |||||
| Other religion | 4% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 17% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 17% | |||||
| No religion | 35% | 40% | 33% | 14% | 21% | 35% | 35% | 39% | 29% | 21% | 42% | 46% | 41% | 45% | 27% | 40% | 46% | 41% | 29% | 17% | |||||
| Not known | 22% | 24% | 18% | 43% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 14% | 17% | |||||
| Base numbers | 920 | 480 | 285 | 35 | 120 | 920 | 485 | 280 | 35 | 120 | 950 | 515 | 270 | 55 | 110 | 940 | 515 | 270 | 35 | 115 | |||||
Source: HESA Student data, SG Analysis
Percentages are based on values rounded to the nearest 5 due to small numbers.
White' includes the following self-description categories - 'White', 'White - Irish', 'White - English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British', 'White - Scottish', 'Irish Traveller', Gypsy or Traveller' and 'Other White background'.
Non-UK entrants are not asked about their ethnicity.
Nationality' is not as well-defined or as well used as 'domicile' and may lead to confusion. The HESA data does not allow a breakdown to the level of UK nation.
Other' sexual orientations include gay men/women, bisexuals, and other categories. 'Unknown' includes those who have refused this information.
For gender identity, 'Cis' are those who identify their gender as the same when originally assigned at birth. 'Other' do not identify their gender to be the same. 'Unknown' includes those who refused this information.
For religious belief, 'other religion' includes buddhist, hindu, jewish, sikh, spiritualist and any other religion or belief. 'Unknown' includes those who refused this information.
Notes on Table 2
- Percentages are based on unrounded values.
- ‘White' includes the following self-description categories - 'White', 'White - Irish', 'White - English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British', 'White - Scottish', 'Irish Traveller', Gypsy or Traveller' and 'Other White background'.
- Non-UK entrants are not asked about their ethnicity.
- Nationality' is not as well-defined or as well used as 'domicile' and may lead to confusion. The HESA data does not allow a breakdown to the level of UK nation.
- Other' sexual orientations include gay men/women, bisexuals, and other categories. 'Unknown' includes those who have refused this information.
- For gender identity, 'Cis' are those who identify their gender as the same when originally assigned at birth. 'Other' do not identify their gender to be the same. 'Unknown' includes those who refused this information.
- For religious belief, 'other religion' includes buddhist, hindu, jewish, sikh, spiritualist and any other religion or belief. 'Unknown' includes those who refused this information.
Table 3
Cost to SG of different categories of student for 5 year medical degree
| Scot-dom/EU |
rUK |
International |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
Total |
Total |
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| 2 x pre-clinical @ £8,486 |
£16,972 |
2 x pre-clinical @ £0 (student pay fees @ £9,250) |
£0 |
2 x pre-clinical @ £0 (students pay fees @ variable rates) |
£0 |
| 3 x clinical @ £16,875 |
£50,625 |
3 x clinical @ £7,625 |
£22,875 |
3 x clinical @ £0 (students pay fees @ variables rates) |
£0 |
| 5 x ACT @ £20,000 |
£100,00 |
5 x ACT @ £20,000 |
£100,00 |
Students pay ACT Levy @ £10,000 |
£50,000 |
| Total |
£167,000 |
£122,000 |
£50,000 |
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Cost differential Scot-dom and rUK students = £45,000
Cost differential Scot-dom and International students = £117,000
NB. SG also provide approximately £5,000 in living cost support (comprising a mixture of student loans, bursaries and grants) per medical student per annum
Contact
Email: rachael.fairbairn@gov.scot
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