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. 2022 Sep 1;176(9):935-937.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1637.

Association of Mistreatment and Discrimination With Medical School Attrition

Mytien Nguyen  1 , Sarwat I Chaudhry  2 , Mayur M Desai  3 , Candice Chen  4 , William A McDade  5 , Tonya L Fancher  6 , Dowin Boatright  7
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Association of Mistreatment and Discrimination With Medical School Attrition

Mytien Nguyen et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the association of mistreatment and discrimination among medical students with attrition from medical school.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Ms Nguyen reported receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Scientist Training Program Training Grants. Dr Chaudhry reported receiving personal fees from CVS Caremark outside the submitted work. Dr Fancher reported receiving grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the American Medical Association outside the submitted work. Dr Boatright reported receiving grants from the NIH during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Association of Medical Student Mistreatment and Discrimination With Attrition From Medical School Among 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Medical School Matriculants
B, Adjusted for Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) quartiles. Squares indicate odds ratios, with horizontal lines indicating 95% CIs. C and D, Groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are shown in aggregate because of small sample sizes and included American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic individuals.
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