Experiences of medical students and doctors with dyslexia: A systematic review.
Introduction: Dyslexia can be defined as a neurodevelopmental learning difficulty characterised by issues with phonological awareness, affecting performance and progression within medical education. There is a need to identify how to provide effective support for medical students and postgraduate do...
| Published in: | Medical Education Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 797 - 812 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=186526919&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 186526919 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03080110 ESF jtl: Medical Education issn: 03080110 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2025 vid: 59 iid: 8 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 186526919 183798744 186526919 186526919 10.1111/medu.15615 186526919 ppf: 797 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Experiences of medical students and doctors with dyslexia: A systematic review. aug: au: Tarafdar, Suhail Amin Seoudi, Noha Luo, Ruoyin Winston, Kalman affil: College of Medicine and Dentistry, outreach centre of Ulster University, Birmingham, UK sug: subj: Dyslexia Complications Physicians Psychosocial Factors Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors Students, Undergraduate Psychosocial Factors Education, Masters Education, Doctoral Human Systematic Review United States Narratives Stigma Writing Reading Peer Group Support Groups Student Experiences Word Lists Thematic Analysis Strategic Planning ab: Introduction: Dyslexia can be defined as a neurodevelopmental learning difficulty characterised by issues with phonological awareness, affecting performance and progression within medical education. There is a need to identify how to provide effective support for medical students and postgraduate doctors with dyslexia. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the experiences of, and identify strategies for, undergraduate medical students and postgraduate medical doctors with dyslexia within existing literature. Methods: A search strategy was undertaken on databases relevant to medical education. Included studies concerned either medical students or postgraduate medical doctors with dyslexia. A quality appraisal was undertaken and narrative synthesis employed to produce a final report. Results: Thirty‐one articles were included in the final synthesis, with seven deemed high‐risk of bias. Four overarching themes were identified. There are largely negative experiences, such as stigma, reported. Furthermore, dyslexia can impact assessment performance, with reasonable adjustments effective for written examinations. Moreover, strategies employed to reduce difficulties include peer support, organisational inclusivity and interactive educational methodologies. Additionally, dyslexia impacts the career trajectory of doctors. Discussion: Training programmes should promote an inclusive environment through raised awareness and provision of reasonable adjustments. A range of potential strategies have been identified to improve the educational experiences of students with dyslexia, but these should be flexible according to individual needs. Further research is warranted within postgraduate medical training and experiences in the United States. This review paper outlines the experiences of medical students and postgraduate doctors with dyslexia, outlining several important implications for medical training. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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