2021
Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being
Meadows A, Barreto M, Dovidio J, Burke S, Wittlin N, Herrin J, van Ryn M, Phelan S. Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 2021, 53: 215-230. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical schoolsSchool burnoutSchool belongingHigher-weight patientsUS medical schoolsPsychological healthWeight stigmaSense of belongingStudents' psychological healthInstitutional culture changeMedical educationMedical studentsStudentsSchoolsFourth yearAnti-fat attitudesDerogatory humorWeight-based discriminationGeneral healthBelongingMarginalized groupsFirst yearReduced feelingsDiscriminatory behaviorBurnout
2019
The Value of Interracial Contact for Reducing Anti-Black Bias Among Non-Black Physicians: A Cognitive Habits and Growth Evaluation (CHANGE) Study Report
Onyeador IN, Wittlin NM, Burke SE, Dovidio JF, Perry SP, Hardeman RR, Dyrbye LN, Herrin J, Phelan SM, van Ryn M. The Value of Interracial Contact for Reducing Anti-Black Bias Among Non-Black Physicians: A Cognitive Habits and Growth Evaluation (CHANGE) Study Report. Psychological Science 2019, 31: 18-30. PMID: 31743078, PMCID: PMC6966250, DOI: 10.1177/0956797619879139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesMalePhysician-Patient RelationsPrejudiceRacismRegression AnalysisSchools, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsStudents, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsAnti-Black biasNon-Black physiciansInterracial contactImplicit biasDiversity trainingImplicit racial biasQuality of contactPrejudice reductionBaseline biasCognitive habitsRacial biasLongitudinal studyRacial climateImpactful experiencesTrainingMedical school environmentBiasPrevious contactMedical residencySchoolsPrejudiceExperienceMedical schoolsInquiryThe Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students' Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities.
Phelan SM, Burke SE, Cunningham BA, Perry SP, Hardeman RR, Dovidio JF, Herrin J, Dyrbye LN, White RO, Yeazel MW, Onyeador IN, Wittlin NM, Harden K, van Ryn M. The Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students' Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities. Academic Medicine 2019, 94: 1178-1189. PMID: 30920443, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical schoolsManifestations of racismStudents' decisionsStudents' intentionPractice intentionsService-learning experienceU.S. medical schoolsUnderserved communitiesHigh-need communitiesMedical students' intentionsCulture/climateLearning experienceMinority studentsMedical educationSchoolsAttitudes/behaviorsStudentsExplicit racial attitudesMinority communitiesEffects of racismCurriculumMatriculationStructural racismRacismAttitudesA Prognostic Index to Identify the Risk of Developing Depression Symptoms Among U.S. Medical Students Derived From a National, Four-Year Longitudinal Study
Dyrbye LN, Wittlin NM, Hardeman RR, Yeazel M, Herrin J, Dovidio JF, Burke SE, Cunningham B, Phelan SM, Shanafelt TD, van Ryn M. A Prognostic Index to Identify the Risk of Developing Depression Symptoms Among U.S. Medical Students Derived From a National, Four-Year Longitudinal Study. Academic Medicine 2019, 94: 217-226. PMID: 30188367, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk groupsBaseline depression symptomsPrognostic indexDepression symptomsIndependent prognostic factorHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupSocial supportPrimary prevention approachReplication datasetU.S. medical studentsBaseline factorsPrognostic factorsC-statisticOdds ratioMedical studentsMultivariate analysisSymptomsBaseline individualDepressionPrevention approachesLongitudinal studyMedical schoolsRiskDiscovery dataset
2018
Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians.
Dyrbye LN, Burke SE, Hardeman RR, Herrin J, Wittlin NM, Yeazel M, Dovidio JF, Cunningham B, White RO, Phelan SM, Satele DV, Shanafelt TD, van Ryn M. Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians. JAMA 2018, 320: 1114-1130. PMID: 30422299, PMCID: PMC6233627, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.12615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCareer choice regretSymptoms of burnoutResident physiciansClinical specialtiesUS resident physiciansLevel of anxietyRelative riskProspective cohort studyHigher relative riskCohort studyMultivariable analysisFemale sexBaseline questionnaireMAIN OUTCOMEGeneral surgeryHigh riskLower riskUS Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoresMedical schoolsSymptomsInternal medicinePhysiciansDemographic characteristicsRisk of burnoutEmergency medicine
2015
Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias Among 3547 Students: A Medical Student CHANGES Study Report
van Ryn M, Hardeman R, Phelan SM, PhD D, Dovidio JF, Herrin J, Burke SE, Nelson DB, Perry S, Yeazel M, Przedworski JM. Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias Among 3547 Students: A Medical Student CHANGES Study Report. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2015, 30: 1748-1756. PMID: 26129779, PMCID: PMC4636581, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3447-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelBlack or African AmericanCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPhysician-Patient RelationsRacismSchools, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsStudents, MedicalYoung AdultConceptsMedical schoolsSelf-assessed skillsBlack-White Implicit Association TestSchool experiencesLast semesterMedical school experienceU.S. medical schoolsImplicit racial attitudesRole model behaviorsInformal curriculumRacial biasFormal curriculumStudent reportsFirst semesterMedical educationRacial attitudesRacial climateImplicit racial biasSchoolsAfrican American physiciansCultural competenceSemesterCurriculumNegative commentsStudents