# Neurosurgery aspirants in UK medical schools: a national cross-sectional analysis of demographics, motivations, and confidence (FAST study)

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/neurosurgery-aspirants-in-uk-medical-schools-a-national-cross-sectional-analysis/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
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| Author Names | Tomas Ferreira,Alexander M. Collins,Oliver Y. Feng,the FAST Collaborative,Megan Fallows,Ioan Valnarov-Boulter,Hsuan-Tung Kuo,Aryan A Sagdeo,Bethany Mcdermott,Michael Y Luo,Anson Wong,Erin Fitzsimons-West,Sharon Yuen Shan Ho,Lubana Hemayet,Meghna Sreekumar,Samantha Burley,Andreas Stavrinou,Heather A. Lewis,Hugo Bernie,Olivia Rowe,Catherine L. Otoibhi,Dora Pascoe,Leya Luhar,Rakeem Khalid Basith,Mayisha Samiha,Tushar Rakhecha,Mia Mäntylä,Molly Doyle,Chiamaka Anthony-Okeke,Basma R Khan,Safa Razzaq,Malvi Shah,Ryan White,Brandon S. H. Low,Olivia King,Flora E MacInnes,Yasmin Al-Rawi,Hannah Layton-Joyce,Manuel Giardino,Maisha Hayat,Anjali Cyril,Rivya Mathews,Ashleigh Stirling,Adam Mohamed Capdevila,Laura AE Munn,Sara Ali,Zulaikha Bibi,Mackenzie F Garlick,Lily Chadwick,Bilal Mazhar Qureshi,Fariha Hasan,Zoe Mary Constantinou,Beray Berkay,Daniel Chalk,Joseph R. Nicholson,Sakshi Garg,Jessica Sinyor,Louis R Dowland,Alfaiya Hashmi,Freya F Semple,Tan Jit Yih,Dev Ranka,Kajoke M S Avolonto,Elliot Skittrall,Madison Gill,Ben Sweeney,Ria Bhatt,Humaira Khanom,Jonathan Craven,Harini Elankhumaren,Hannah Glover-Adams,Ishagit Kaur,Maia C Letts,Krishnika Vetrivel,Hesham Zalghana,Ananya Jain,Anna Collins,Sophie West,Muhammed Asif,Yasmin Owadally,Urja Ashish Mhatre,Nikita Sanctis,Ahamed Hafeezul Nashith Ahamed Rizwaan,Carys M. Francis,Rida Khan,Vaishvi Dalal,Sundaramoorthy Balasubramanian,Ayeza Akhtar,Sudhanvita Arun,Saimathusan Sivakandarajah,Sourab Chand Surana,Rosemary M Davis,Daria Maria Bageac,Ibrahem Al-Obaidi,Daniel Magee,Ali Hamed Mahmood Al-Nakeeb,Katie Appleton,Amelia Dickson,Subham Roy,Mohammed Suhaib Amin |
| Citations | 0 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-026-08845-0 |
| Fields | Medicine,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08845-0 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W7133620520 |
| PMID | 41826933 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2026 |

## Paper authors

- [Leya Luhar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/leya-luhar/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Medical Education](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-medical-education/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Diversity and Career in Medicine](https://scholariq.org/topics/diversity-and-career-in-medicine/)

## Paper topics

- [Diversity and Career in Medicine](https://scholariq.org/topics/diversity-and-career-in-medicine/)
- [Surgical Simulation and Training](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-simulation-and-training/)
- [Medical Education and Admissions](https://scholariq.org/topics/medical-education-and-admissions/)

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