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The Dynamics Of Poverty, Educational Attainment, And The Children Of The Disadvantaged Entering Medical School [Response To Letter]
Authors Baugh AD, Vanderbilt AA, Baugh RF
Received 16 September 2019
Accepted for publication 16 September 2019
Published 15 October 2019 Volume 2019:10 Pages 867—868
Aaron D Baugh,1 Allison A Vanderbilt,2 Reginald F Baugh3
1Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon, OH, USA; 3Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
Correspondence: Reginald F Baugh
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, 2120 Dowling Hall MS 1905, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43623, USA
Tel +1 419 383 6834
Email [email protected]
Improving the representation of trainees from low-income households in medicine is a global challenge. While there are broad commonalities in this effort, every country has hosted particular concerns shaped by their unique history, culture, and social structure. We were therefore gratified by the recent letter to the editor from Dr. von Widekind,1 who highlighted such concerns in the United Kingdom with the depth of our review2 that did not allow and without first-hand perspective available to our authors.
We firmly believe these exchanges embolden us as educators, expanding our armamentarium. It is our sincere hope that others might likewise share their experiences from their own countries. For us, as much as our trainees, cross-cultural exposure to new perspectives enlightens and enriches our sense of the possible.
This is in response to the Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor
Improving the representation of trainees from low-income households in medicine is a global challenge. While there are broad commonalities in this effort, every country has hosted particular concerns shaped by their unique history, culture, and social structure. We were therefore gratified by the recent letter to the editor from Dr. von Widekind,1 who highlighted such concerns in the United Kingdom with the depth of our review2 that did not allow and without first-hand perspective available to our authors.
We firmly believe these exchanges embolden us as educators, expanding our armamentarium. It is our sincere hope that others might likewise share their experiences from their own countries. For us, as much as our trainees, cross-cultural exposure to new perspectives enlightens and enriches our sense of the possible.
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this communication.
References
1. von Widekind S. The dynamics of poverty, educational attainment, and the children of the disadvantaged entering medical school [Letter]. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2019;10:813–814. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S228840
2. Baugh AD, Vanderbilt AA, Baugh RF. The dynamics of poverty, educational attainment, and the children of the disadvantaged entering medical school. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2019;10:667–676. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S196840
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