The Association of Microaggressions with Depressive Symptoms and Institutional Satisfaction Among a National Cohort of Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite substantial research on medical student mistreatment, there is scant quantitative data on microaggressions in US medical education.

Objective

To assess US medical students' experiences of microaggressions and how these experiences influenced students' mental health and medical school satisfaction.

Design and participants

We conducted a cross-sectional, online survey of US medical students' experiences of microaggressions.

Main measures

The primary outcome was a positive depression screen on the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2). Medical school satisfaction was a secondary outcome. We used logistic regression to model the association between respondents' reported microaggression frequency and the likelihood of a positive PHQ-2 screen

SUBMITTER: Anderson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811096 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature