Socioeconomic and economic factors affecting access and progression in medical schools: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arash Arianpoor, Alexia Pena, Annette Mercer, Jennifer Cox, Dimitra Lekkas, Francis Ruel Geronimo, Heidi Waldron, John Randal, Marcus Dabner, Marita Lynagh, Nalini Pather, Nicole Shepherd, Nigel Robb, Rose Berdin, Tim Wilkinson, Wendy Hu, Boaz Shulruf, Pin-Hsiang Huang

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DOI: 10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6
Published: 2026-04-16
Container: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Publisher: Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute
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@article{allodium:10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6,
  title = {Socioeconomic and economic factors affecting access and progression in medical schools: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Arash Arianpoor and Alexia Pena and Annette Mercer and Jennifer Cox and Dimitra Lekkas and Francis Ruel Geronimo and Heidi Waldron and John Randal and Marcus Dabner and Marita Lynagh and Nalini Pather and Nicole Shepherd and Nigel Robb and Rose Berdin and Tim Wilkinson and Wendy Hu and Boaz Shulruf and Pin-Hsiang Huang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions},
  doi = {10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Socioeconomic and economic factors affecting access and progression in medical schools: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Arash Arianpoor
AU  - Alexia Pena
AU  - Annette Mercer
AU  - Jennifer Cox
AU  - Dimitra Lekkas
AU  - Francis Ruel Geronimo
AU  - Heidi Waldron
AU  - John Randal
AU  - Marcus Dabner
AU  - Marita Lynagh
AU  - Nalini Pather
AU  - Nicole Shepherd
AU  - Nigel Robb
AU  - Rose Berdin
AU  - Tim Wilkinson
AU  - Wendy Hu
AU  - Boaz Shulruf
AU  - Pin-Hsiang Huang
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
DO  - 10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6
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Arianpoor, A., Pena, A., Mercer, A., Cox, J., Lekkas, D., Geronimo, F. R., Waldron, H., Randal, J., Dabner, M., Lynagh, M., Pather, N., Shepherd, N., Robb, N., Berdin, R., Wilkinson, T., Hu, W., Shulruf, B., & Huang, P. (2026). Socioeconomic and economic factors affecting access and progression in medical schools: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions. https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2026.23.6

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