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Age and Gender Representation of Patients Seen by Medical Students During Primary Care Placements

Mary PRESTON, Mayra SANAULLAH, Ingrid WALLACE and Joanne SELWAY

Primary care placements are central to undergraduate medical education, providing early exposure to community-based healthcare. These placements are expected to expose students to a representative patient population. However, little is known about whether the patients seen by students reflect practice demographics in terms of age and gender. Understanding these patterns is important for equitable and socially accountable learning.