Middle class students should be asked to pay higher tuition fees to help subsidise talented candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds, it has been claimed. In an interview with the Guardian, Dr Peter Rubin, chair of General Medical Council, said the UK should follow the lead taken by America, where the practice has already been adopted by the likes of Harvard and Stanford. The US system ensures students from well-off backgrounds pay high fees which are put, in part, towards scholarships for those who would otherwise not have the opportunity to attend a world-leading university. Dr Rubin suggested this could also help employers, as talent would be maximised to strengthen the workforce pool. "Ensuring that universities take in students from all backgrounds is crucial to ensure that everyone reaches their full potential," he told the news provider. "The country cannot afford to waste talent." Medical degrees in particular are dominated by well-off students due to the lengthy nature of the course and the amount of debt incurred as a result, Dr Rubin said. The GMC aims to promote good medical practise in the UK in addition to ensuring medical education is sufficiently rigorous.
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