Latinas in medicine: evaluating and understanding the experience of Latinas in medical education: a cross sectional survey

作者：Gabriella Geiger, Lauren Kiel, Miki Horiguchi, Celia Martinez‐Aceves, Kelly Meza, Briana Christophers, Priscilla Orellana, Maria C. Mora-Pinzon, Sam Joseph Lubner, Narjust Florez · 发表于：BMC Medical Education · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s12909-023-04982-y · 被引用次数：16 · 研究领域：Diversity and Career in Medicine、Cultural Competency in Health Care、Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

BACKGROUND: The percentage of physicians identifying as Latina has not improved despite improvements in recruitment of Latina medical students, suggesting barriers to retention and career advancement. Discriminatory experiences and mental health inflictions throughout training may contribute to difficulties in recruitment, retainment, and advancement of Hispanic/Latinx trainees, a notably understudied population. METHODS: An anonymous, online survey was distributed to Latinas in the continental U.S. between June 22 to August 12, 2022. Eligibility criteria included: self-identifying as Hispanic/Latina, female/woman, and completing or have completed medical school, residency, or fellowship in the continental U.S. in the past 10 years. Recruitment was done via the Twitter account @LatinasInMed and outreach to Latino Medical Student Association chapters. Descriptive statistics summarized the self-reported experiences. RESULTS: The survey included 230 Hispanic/Latinx women, mostly medical students (46.9%). A majority (54.5%) reported negative ethnicity-based interactions from patients and/or patients' families; 71.8%, from others in the medical field. High rates of depression (76.2%) and anxiety (92.6%) during training were reported by Latinas, especially medical students. Feelings of imposter syndrome and burnout were high at 90.7% and 87.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study evaluating the unique experiences of Latinas in medicine, who reported discrimination an...