Examination of resident characteristics associated with interest in primary care and identification of barriers to cross-cultural care
| Title: | Examination of resident characteristics associated with interest in primary care and identification of barriers to cross-cultural care |
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| Authors: | Sara Abrahams, Eun Ji Kim, Lyndonna Marrast, Omolara Uwemedimo, Joseph Conigliaro, Johanna Martinez |
| Source: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Special aspects of education LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine |
| More Details: | Abstract Background There is an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S. The difficult task of addressing patients’ sociocultural needs is one reason residents do not pursue primary care. However, associations between residents’ perceived barriers to cross-cultural care provision and career interest in primary care have not been investigated. Objective We examined residents’ career interest in primary care and associations with resident characteristics and their perceived barriers in providing cross-cultural care. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a resident survey from the 2018–2019 academic year. We first described residents’ sociodemographic characteristics based on their career interest in primary care (Chi-square test). Our primary outcome was high career interest in primary care. We further examined associations between residents’ characteristics and perceived barriers to cross-cultural care. Results The study included 155 family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine residents (response rate 68.2%), with 17 expressing high career interest in primary care. There were significant differences in high career interest by race/ethnicity, as Non-White race was associated with high career interest in primary care (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1472-6920 74394568 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-021-02669-w |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/0f0547ab743945689d3caafc91c88810 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.0f0547ab743945689d3caafc91c88810 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 14726920 74394568 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-021-02669-w |
| Published in: | BMC Medical Education |
| Language: | English |