Experiences of Discrimination, Institutional Responses to Seminal Race Events, and Depressive Symptoms in Black U.S. Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the relationship between experiences of discrimination, institutional responses to seminal race events, and depressive symptoms among Black medical students.

Method

This study collected data from a convenience sample of Black U.S. medical students via an anonymous electronic questionnaire in August 2020 that was distributed through the Student National Medical Association and Organization of Student Representatives listservs and an author's social media accounts. It included questions on demographics, institutional responses to seminal race events, experiences of discrimination, and symptoms of depression. Path models were used to examine the relationship between experiences of discrimination, institutional responses to seminal race events, and depressive

SUBMITTER: Milam AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature