Assessment of Discrimination, Bias, and Inclusion in a United States Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Medical trainees frequently experience discrimination. Understanding their experiences is essential to improving learning environments.

Objective

To characterize trainee experiences of discrimination and inclusion to inform graduate medical education (GME) policies.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study used an anonymous telephone interview technique to gather data from hematology and oncology fellows. All current trainees and recent graduates were eligible. Interviews were conducted anonymously with interviewer and participant in separate locations and recorded and transcribed. Data were analyzed in an iterative process into major themes using a general inductive analysis approach. Demographic information was obtained via anonymous surve

SUBMITTER: Warsame RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature