Differential attainment is widely found in undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations. It has been suggested that subjective bias due to racial discrimination in clinical skills assessments may be a cause of examination failure for UK-trained ethnic minority candidates and international medical graduates. To the authors’ knowledge, no previous study has examined differential attainment in all components of GP licensing assessments, including the Workplace-Based Assessment, considering scores at selection in GP specialty training. Ethnic background did not reduce the chance of passing GP licensing tests once sex, place of primary medical qualification, declared disability, and selection (Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment [MSRA]) scores were considered. Doctors admitted to GP specialty training, who are in the lowest MSRA score bands, may need additional support during training to maximise their chances of achieving licensing, regardless of their ethnic group or other demographic characteristics. |