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Factors associated with assessment bias for underrepresented minorities resident physicians training in family medicine and internal medicine

Award Number: R21MD017281
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/03/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2024

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Factors associated with assessment bias for underrepresented minorities resident physicians training in family medicine and internal medicine - Project Summary Health disparities persist in the U.S. with underserved populations suffering lower quality of care and worse outcomes. National leaders in medicine have called for widespread efforts to recruit and train underrepresented minorities in medicine (URM) to supply the physician workforce and who can serve underserved communities. Although the recruitment of URM medical students is increasing, their retention in the physician profession is less certain. For URM resident physicians, Graduate Medical Education (GME) learning environment factors that perpetuate biases due to race/ethnicity and gender have high potential to hinder their professional development and retention in medicine. These include required assessments on residents subjected to assessment bias within their training programs. Little is known nationally about the GME learning environment factors associated with URM physician assessment bias, particularly in their key formative years as residents and prior to becoming fully licensed physicians. Our overarching goal is to investigate the GME learning environment factors impacting the assessment of resident physicians training in primary care. The primary objective is to identify and test modifiable factors among URM resident physicians training in all family medicine and internal medicine GME programs using an integrated, multilevel dataset sourced from national bodies. Our hypotheses center on a multilevel conceptual model and preliminary data that includes the representation of URM and gender in the GME learning environment, and how program- related factors may impact the assessments of residents. Using multiple logistic regression and multi-level growth curve modeling, we will examine the degree to which URM representation, gender, and program factors are associated with assessment bias, and how these factors may impact the trajectory of measurements of resident learning in Accreditation Council of GME (ACGME) physician competencies for all U.S. residents training in accredited family medicine and internal medicine programs. The specific aims for this study are 1) examine whether assessment inequities for URM and women residents in the ACGME Milestone assessments are associated with representation of URM and women faculty, and 2) examine how measurements of learning trajectories for URM and women residents in the ACGME Milestone assessment ratings are associated with program factors. We have assembled a team of experts in medical education assessment, workforce diversity, medical education policy, and analytics, and expect our outcomes to inform national leaders in medical education and primary care physician workforce planning to better support URM physicians training in GME. This study also meets current demands to investigate the structural barriers that limit primary care physician workforce diversity and will align with the NIH Health Disparities Strategic Plan’s commitment to improving minority health and address their disparities.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $269,949 )
2024	2024	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	004	2	5/28/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$26,995
2024	2024	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	12/11/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$242,954
2024	2024	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	2	1/25/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$197,556
2024	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	12/11/2023	NEW	$0
2024	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	1	1/25/2024	NEW	-$197,556
														Subtotal = $269,949

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $226,819 )
2023	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	5/3/2023	NEW	$226,819
2023	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	1	5/9/2023	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $226,819

Grand Total All Awards = $496,768

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Factors associated with assessment bias for underrepresented minorities resident physicians training in family medicine and internal medicine

Award Number: R21MD017281

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/03/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2024

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