Race disparities in U.S. nephrology fellowship training.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Renal disease disproportionately affects African-American patients. Trust has been implicated as an important factor in patient outcomes. Higher levels of trust and better interpersonal care have been reported when race of patient and physician are concordant. The purpose of this analysis was to examine trends in the racial background of U.S. medical school graduates, internal medicine residents, nephrology fellows, and patients with ESRD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Data for medical school graduates were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges and data for internal medicine and nephrology trainees from GME Track. ESRD data were obtained from U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) annual reports.

Results

A signifi

SUBMITTER: Onumah C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3052231 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature