Objectives. We investigated health care utilization, barriers to care, and hormone use among male-to-female transgender persons residing in New York City determine whether current is accord with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health goals of Healthy People 2010. Methods. conducted interviews 101 from 3 community centers 2007. Results. Most participants reported having insurance (77%; n = 78) seeing a general practitioner past year (81%; 82). Over 25% perceived cost...

To describe diverse medical students' perceptions of and interest in careers academic medicine.In 2010, the authors invited students attending three national student conferences to respond a survey participate six focus groups. The identified trends data through bivariate analyses quantitative dataset using grounded theory approach their analysis group transcripts.The 601 respondents represented 103 U.S. schools. majority (72%) were first or second year; 34% black 17% Hispanic. Many (64%)...

Purpose: Diversity efforts in the academic medicine workforce have often neglected identification and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) health professionals. Many these professionals served as educators, researchers, administrators, leaders at their institutions, but perspectives on barriers to facilitators pursuing careers, well trainees, not been explored. Methods: We applied a purposeful convenience sampling strategy collect quantitative qualitative data among LGBT...

OPEN ACCESSMarch 25, 2025Diseases Transmitted by Arthropods: Module to Train Medical Providers in English and Spanish Algevis Wrench, PhD1, Andrea Celeste Vélez-Figueroa, MD2,*, Julián J. Rubio Gil de Lamadrid, MS3, Kaitlyn Pommells, MS4, John Paul Sánchez, MD, MPH5 PhD1 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College Allopathic Medicine , MD2,* https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2009-3291 First-Year Resident, Hospital Universitario Ramón Ruiz Arnau Universidad Central del...

Three-digit United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores have assumed an outsized role in residency selection decisions, creating intense pressure for medical students to obtain a high score on this exam. In February 2020, the Federation of State Boards and National Board Examiners announced that would transition pass/fail scoring beginning 2022. The authors discuss potential advantages disadvantages change underrepresented-in-medicine (UiM) trainees. UiM may benefit...

Physician leadership positions have evolved from autonomous roles in clinical medicine to those of leaders interdisciplinary teams managing population-based care a value-based care-delivery system, C-suite administrative hospitals and other health systems. Unfortunately, many practicing physicians are ill prepared take on these new roles.In response the evolution role physician leader 21st century, an educational workshop consisting didactics interactive case discussion was developed...

Mentorship is a critical factor contributing to career success. There limited research on the quality of mentoring relationships for LGBT health professionals. This study explores facilitators of, obstacles to, and strategies successful mentorship professional trainees.We applied convenience sampling strategy collect quantitative qualitative data among trainees. The authors identified trends in using bivariate analyses Consensual Qualitative Research methods.Seventy-five trainees completed...

OPEN ACCESSFebruary 27, 2018Diversity and Inclusion in the Academic Medicine Workforce: Encouraging Medical Students Residents to Consider Careers Maria Soto-Greene, MD, Karissa Culbreath, PhD, Daniel E. Guzman, John P. Sánchez, Valerie Romero-Leggott, MD Vice Dean, Rutgers New Jersey School; Professor of Medicine, School , PhD Assistant Pathology, University Mexico Medicine; Scientific Director, Infectious Disease, Research Development, TriCore Reference Laboratories, Guzman Fourth-Year...

Mentorship is essential for students considering a future in academic medicine. Mentoring recognized as one of the most important factors determining career success through enhancing trainees' goals and productivity. An effective mentoring relationship can drive to fruition by providing support so that opportunistic risk be taken failures reevaluated into learning experiences. has such importance it was deemed mandatory education Liaison Committee on Medical Education Accreditation Council...

Introduction: Despite significant health care reform in the past 10 years, disparities persist marginalized and low-resource communities.Although there are a lot of reasons for disparities, many which not related to care, changes policy can lead improved equity.Redefining as an important aspect medical education could popularize teaching application competencies within academic centers.Methods: The Kern model was applied develop workshop educate students on basic concepts opportunities them...

OPEN ACCESSJuly 21, 2020The Case of Sean Smith: A Three-Part Interactive Module on Transgender Health for Second-Year Medical Students Marc G. Berenson, MD, Samuel J. Gavzy, MS, Lissette Cespedes, Aayush Gabrani, Michelle Davis, Kai Ingram, Dean Gailey, John Paul Sánchez, MPH MD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0731-5326 Resident, Department Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey School , MS General Surgery, University Maryland Medicine Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Ingram Senior Environmental...

For all humans, sexual orientation and gender identity are essential elements of identity, informing how we plan live our lives. The historic invisibility minorities in medicine has meant that these important aspects their identities as patients have been ignored, with the result denied respect, culturally competent services, proper treatment. Likely due to rejection mistreatment, there is evidence reluctance on part LGBT disclose (SO) or (GI) health care providers. There some perception...

As protests against racism occur all over the United States and medical institutions face calls to incorporate antiracism health equity curricula into professional training patient care, discourse has largely occurred through a Black/African American White lens. Hispanics, an umbrella category created by U.S. government include people of Spanish-speaking descent, are largest minority group in country. Hispanics considered ethnic rather than racial group, although some self-identify their...

The Asian race represents one of the fastest growing racial groups in United States that have unique health-care issues and barriers to services. Despite being second largest group among medical students, Asians represent a markedly smaller proportion leadership. Greater inclusion may facilitate Asian-related curriculum content development, community-engaged research, increased services for communities. This article explores Southeast East American (AA) students’ perceptions challenges...

The Institute of Medicine's 2011 report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health the legalization same-sex marriage are just two numerous milestones that have hastened medical schools' efforts to prepare trainees address needs LGBT community members. Early awareness sexual diversity through self- peer introspection video-based education can help build a foundation towards providing affirming care patients.The Kern model was used develop, implement, evaluate an interactive...

Marginalized populations are disproportionately affected by HIV, yet they have poor access to health services. Outreach programs focus on improving access, but few evaluated. We assessed a medical outreach program targeting unstably housed, HIV-infected individuals. extracted data from 2003-2005 examine whether keeping appointments was associated with patient and characteristics. Patients kept more frequently when were walk-in or same-day (compared future appointments; adjusted odds ratio...

Health and health care disparities exist for specific populations worldwide. These populations—defined by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, among other attributes—are the human capital with whom institutions must partner to achieve educational, clinical, research excellence in disparities. Partnerships that foster shared leadership will enable academic centers (AHCs) be at vanguard of providing quality, population-based addressing We propose...