Variation in Research Experiences and Publications During Medical School by Sex and Race and Ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diverse research teams are critical to solving complex health problems and producing high-quality medical research.

Objective

To examine the associations of student sex and racial and ethnic identity with publication rates during medical school.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study assessed individual-level data of US MD graduates from medical school who matriculated in academic years 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016. Data were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges and analyzed from October 2021 to January 2022.

Main outcomes and measures

Outcomes of interest included students' self-reported participation in unique research experiences, number of publications, and computed publications per research experience. Poisson

SUBMITTER: Nguyen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597391 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature