Discrimination Experiences Among Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous research has documented the prevalence of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation among medical students; however, discrimination experienced by medical students with disabilities, and the impact of intersecting identities on these experiences, remains underexplored.

Objective

To examine the association of general, gender-based, and race-based discrimination with disability status, sex, race, and ethnicity during medical school.

Design, settings, and participants

This cross-sectional study surveyed graduating medical students in US accredited MD-granting medical schools from 2020 to 2022. Analyses were conducted from October to November 2024.

Main outcomes and measures

Modified Poisson regression was used to esti

SUBMITTER: Nguyen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531876 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature