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Nihal asks - are Asian students going into medicine for the right reasons?

Nihal asks - are Asian students going into medicine for the right reasons? Plus the crew of Life Goes On join him in the studio and later we talk about Arsenal's defeat.

At 1, Nihal asks - Are Asian students going into medicine for the right reasons? 

Research by the British Medical Journal has found that ethnic minority students studying medicine are performing less well at all levels in comparison to white students. They say they don't know yet why this is happening, but the problem has persisted for a number of years and they intend to do more research to find out why.

Does it worry you that Asian medical students aren't doing that well? Do the results reflect in the kind of care you've received? And more importantly, do you think the prestige attached to medicine by Asian parents could be having an effect on how well their kids do at medical school? We want your opinion on this. So, pick up the phone and get involved. 

After 2, members of 'Life goes On' join Nihal in studio. The film explores prejudices and complicated issues that many Asians faced after the partition in India. And later, we talk about Arsenal's defeat at the Champions League last night.

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