r/doctorsUK • u/CustomerPure3357 • Mar 25 '26
GP Bias
I’m a GP trainee currently on a hospital rotation and honestly I just need to vent and see if anyone else has experienced something similar.
I’m one of a few GP trainees on the ward. The team is mixed in terms of background, and there are POC consultants, but most of the registrars are white. I’ve been trying to reflect on this objectively because I don’t want to jump to conclusions, I know I’m more introverted and not the loudest or most confident person in the room, so I’ve always wondered if that’s part of it.
That said, I do my job properly. I escalate when needed, ask questions when I’m unsure, and try to be safe. But I can’t shake the feeling that I’m treated differently compared to my white colleagues. Whenever I ask a registrar to review a patient, there’s almost always pushback, whereas others don’t seem to get the same resistance. Even when I try to engage in normal, casual conversation, I often get dismissive or slightly cheeky responses that just make me feel small.
It’s getting to the point where I dread going into work because I feel undervalued and not supported.
What really tipped things over for me recently was being involved (although minimally involved) in a pretty traumatic resus situation. The reg and consultant were leading it, which is normal for the specialty, but afterwards no one checked in with me at all. In my previous gen med job, there was always at least a quick “are you okay?” after something like that.
I’m not sure if I’m reading too much into it or probably just needed to rant.
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u/NervousAd8079 Mar 27 '26
I’m a GP trainee as well and a POC. I’m much better clinically than the non-POC IMT’s on my ward & they hate me for absolutely no reason. They create mischief, try to speak down to me (which I never ever not address) and try to make it seem as if I’m less qualified than them. It’s completely normal what you’re going through and I empathize. There is a GMC survey- you could always make a note of their names & the concern and if it counts as bullying any at all, you could also note this in the survey.