2024
Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation
Venkataraman S, Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Hajduk A, Mason H, Webber A, Boatright D. Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439727. PMID: 39412803, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack studentsWhite studentsCross-sectional studyMedical schoolsProfessional developmentMedical studentsMedical educationStudent identity formationHolistic student developmentIdentity formationUS medical studentsProfessional identity formationEthnic discriminationEthnic groupsRetrospective cross-sectional studyStudent developmentInclusive environmentMain OutcomesStudentsSchoolDeidentified dataRisk differenceLikert scaleEducationCombat discriminationLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOdds
2023
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic and Inequities in Receipt of Multiple National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants
Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Dzirasa K, Cavazos J, Boatright D. Gender, Racial, and Ethnic and Inequities in Receipt of Multiple National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e230855. PMID: 36853608, PMCID: PMC9975935, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyResearch project grantsNational cohortHealth Research Project GrantPrincipal investigatorNational InstituteComplex health problemsWarrants further investigationNIH investigatorsProject grantsRacial groupsMAIN OUTCOMEEarly-stage investigatorsHealth problemsRacial distributionHealth investigatorsNIH grantsAnnual numberCohort
2022
Variation in Research Experiences and Publications During Medical School by Sex and Race and Ethnicity
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Asabor E, Desai MM, Lett E, Cavazos JE, Mason HRC, Boatright D. Variation in Research Experiences and Publications During Medical School by Sex and Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238520. PMID: 36282497, PMCID: PMC9597391, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Chen C, Mason HRC, McDade WA, Fancher TL, Boatright D. Association of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 917-924. PMID: 35816334, PMCID: PMC9274446, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyMAIN OUTCOMELow incomeHealth care accessPatient populationResource-limited communitiesCare accessAllopathic doctorsMedical schoolsSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionRate of attritionPhysician workforceMedical school matriculantsMedical traineesMedical workforceAttrition ratesOutcomesNon-Hispanic white studentsAssociationNeighbourhood statusAttritionAssociation of Marginalized Identities With Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society Membership Among Medical Students
Hill KA, Desai MM, Chaudhry SI, Nguyen M, McDade W, Xu Y, Li F, Fancher T, Hajduk AM, Westervelt MJ, Boatright D. Association of Marginalized Identities With Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society Membership Among Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2229062. PMID: 36069984, PMCID: PMC9453541, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersections of identitySexual orientationLGB studentsHeterosexual studentsWhite studentsFamily incomeMarginalized groupsStudent raceMarginalized identityAmerican IndiansMultiracial studentsDifferent identitiesAlaska NativesAsian studentsIdentityMembershipSocietyPacific IslandersRaceEthnicityIncomeIntersectionData collection instrumentSociety membershipNativesMarginalized identities, mistreatment, discrimination, and burnout among US medical students: cross sectional survey and retrospective cohort study
Teshome BG, Desai MM, Gross CP, Hill KA, Li F, Samuels EA, Wong AH, Xu Y, Boatright DH. Marginalized identities, mistreatment, discrimination, and burnout among US medical students: cross sectional survey and retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2022, 376: e065984. PMID: 35318190, PMCID: PMC8938931, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-065984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS medical studentsMedical studentsMultiple marginalized identitiesExhaustion scoresMarginalized identitiesFemale studentsMedical schoolsNon-whiteIdentity groupsLGB studentsCross sectional surveyAssociated with burnoutGraduating medical studentsUS medical schoolsUndergraduate medical educationDisengagement scoresMultivariate linear regressionSelf-reported sexOldenburg Burnout Inventory for Medical StudentsSexual orientation groupsAmerican Medical CollegesSectional surveyConfounding associationsMedical educationHigher average scores
2021
Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Nwanyanwu KMJH, Nunez-Smith M, Gardner TW, Desai MM. Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 61: 900-909. PMID: 34426057, PMCID: PMC8608699, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported diabetesNutrition Examination SurveyDiabetic retinopathyExamination SurveyNational HealthDiabetic retinopathy diagnosisHispanic race/ethnicityUndiagnosed diabetic retinopathyElevated blood pressureHistory of strokeSelf-reported hypertensionRetinopathy diagnosisRace/ethnicityCurrent smokingBlood pressureMale sexBlack raceFundus photographyDecreased oddsRetinopathyPreventable blindnessDiabetesOlder ageLogistic regressionDiagnosisStrengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa.
Desai MM, Göç N, Chirwa T, Manderson L, Charalambous S, Curry LA, Linnander E. Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1317-1325. PMID: 34398822, PMCID: PMC8592193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students
Samuels EA, Boatright DH, Wong AH, Cramer LD, Desai MM, Solotke MT, Latimore D, Gross CP. Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2036136. PMID: 33528552, PMCID: PMC7856540, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of burnoutAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireMedical studentsSexual orientationAssociated with increased odds of burnoutGraduation QuestionnaireMedical schoolsPoor quality careHeterosexual studentsProbability of burnoutFear of discriminationUS allopathic medical schoolsAssociated with increased oddsExperiences of mistreatmentUS medical studentsAllopathic medical schoolsCross-sectional studyMedical student burnoutLogistic regression modelsSexual minority groupsQuality careOldenburg Burnout Inventory for Medical StudentsLGB sexual orientationTrainee burnoutMain Outcomes
2020
Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation
Hill KA, Samuels EA, Gross CP, Desai MM, Zelin N, Latimore D, Huot SJ, Cramer LD, Wong AH, Boatright D. Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 653-665. PMID: 32091540, PMCID: PMC7042809, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllopathic US medical schoolsMedical student mistreatmentUS medical schoolsLGB studentsUnderrepresented minoritiesMedical schoolsStudent mistreatmentMultiracial studentsStudent sexWhite studentsMedical studentsFemale studentsMale studentsHeterosexual studentsAmerican Medical Colleges Graduation QuestionnaireSexual orientationCohort study analyzed dataUS medical studentsEpisodes of mistreatmentGraduating US medical studentsGraduation QuestionnaireStudent surveysStudy analyzed dataMedical educationStudentsSex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa
Thompson AA, Duckham RL, Desai MM, Choy CC, Sherar LB, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Wetzel AI, Hawley NL. Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa. Pediatric Obesity 2020, 15: e12603. PMID: 31925928, PMCID: PMC7060109, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityPhysical activityBody compositionNutritional intakeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryPeripheral fat ratioFood frequency questionnaireChildren's nutritional intakeCross-sectional studyChildren's body compositionSamoan childrenX-ray absorptiometrySex-specific associationsSex-stratified analysesFrequency questionnaireObjective physical activity monitoringCarbohydrate intakeIndependent associationDietary intakeMacronutrient intakePhysical activity monitoringIntakeLower trunkFat ratioObesity
2019
Factors Associated with Dissatisfaction in Medical Care Quality among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Suffering from Mental Illness
Travers JL, Le C, Desai MM, Merrill JA. Factors Associated with Dissatisfaction in Medical Care Quality among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Suffering from Mental Illness. Journal Of Aging & Social Policy 2019, 33: 51-66. PMID: 31266436, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2019.1628624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical care qualityMental health disordersOlder adultsCare qualityHealth disordersOlder Medicare beneficiariesPrimary care providersPrimary care practicesUS older adultsMedicaid Services dataMental health needsCare providersMedicare beneficiariesSatisfactory careCare practicesMental illnessHealth needsEthnic differencesAdultsDisordersService dataIllnessFactorsCareEligibility for Local Therapies in Adolescents and Adults with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis from Southwestern Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Uribe-Restrepo AF, Prieto MD, Cossio A, Desai M, Castro M. Eligibility for Local Therapies in Adolescents and Adults with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis from Southwestern Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 100: 306-310. PMID: 30628567, PMCID: PMC6367628, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimonyAntiprotozoal AgentsChildColombiaCross-Sectional StudiesCryotherapyFemaleHumansHyperthermia, InducedLeishmania braziliensisLeishmania guyanensisLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedParomomycinPentamidinePractice Guidelines as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsLocal therapyPan American Health OrganizationCutaneous leishmaniasisWorld Health OrganizationIndividualized risk-benefit assessmentCases of CLHealth OrganizationProportion of patientsLarge referral centerRisk-benefit assessmentDifferent treatment guidelinesMaximum lesion sizeReferral centerTreatment guidelinesSystemic drugsWHO criteriaCL patientsSectional studyLeishmania VianniaHigh burdenSevere casesLower riskLesion sizePatientsMild presentation
2018
Association Between the Liaison Committee on Medical Education's Diversity Standards and Changes in Percentage of Medical Student Sex, Race, and Ethnicity.
Boatright DH, Samuels EA, Cramer L, Cross J, Desai M, Latimore D, Gross CP. Association Between the Liaison Committee on Medical Education's Diversity Standards and Changes in Percentage of Medical Student Sex, Race, and Ethnicity. JAMA 2018, 320: 2267-2269. PMID: 30512090, PMCID: PMC6583477, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.13705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study
Loeliger KB, Meyer JP, Desai MM, Ciarleglio MM, Gallagher C, Altice FL. Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002667. PMID: 30300351, PMCID: PMC6177126, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionInjection drug useHIV careCohort studyTreatment outcomesDrug useNational HIV prevention strategyMultivariable logistic regression modelCase management visitsProportion of followRetrospective cohort studyEarly linkageHIV prevention strategiesLongitudinal treatment outcomesHealth insuranceBetter treatment outcomesSubstance use disordersCase management servicesLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyCohort participantsManagement visitsCriminal justice populationsLarge cohortPsychiatric disordersPrisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons
LaMonaca K, Desai M, May JP, Lyon E, Altice FL. Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2018, 14: 197-209. PMID: 30274560, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHealth statusPhysical functionSociodemographic characteristicsSelf-reported physical functionBetter overall health statusHigher body mass indexPrisoners' health statusOverall health statusCross-sectional studyPhysical health statusMental health statusPoor health outcomesSelf-rated healthLength of detentionAdequate medical careMass indexFood insecurityHealth outcomesAdequate nutritionMedical carePrisoner healthRegional prisonsLow-income countriesMental healthAll-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study
Loeliger KB, Altice FL, Ciarleglio MM, Rich KM, Chandra DK, Gallagher C, Desai MM, Meyer JP. All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2018, 5: e617-e628. PMID: 30197101, PMCID: PMC6279524, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30175-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex releaseCause mortalityMortality rateRetrospective observational cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelLow CD4 countObservational cohort studyHIV surveillance dataCrude mortality rateGeneral US populationProportional hazards modelStandardised mortality ratiosSubstance use disordersSystems of careHIV/AIDSSurvival of peopleVirological failureAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyRetrospective cohortMedian ageLiver diseaseViral loadPositive Aging Views in the General Population Predict Better Long-Term Cognition for Elders in Eight Countries
Smith EB, Desai MM, Slade M, Levy BR. Positive Aging Views in the General Population Predict Better Long-Term Cognition for Elders in Eight Countries. Journal Of Aging And Health 2018, 31: 1739-1747. PMID: 30041558, PMCID: PMC7232847, DOI: 10.1177/0898264318784183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive performanceCognitive healthCognitive measuresTerm cognitionOlder individualsMultilevel dataAge statusSocietal oneIndividual determinantsRelevant covariatesIndividualsCognitionFirst studyEuropean Social SurveyOlder agePerceptionSocial SurveyHealthPerformanceGeneral populationSignificant effectMeasuresIndividual-level dataRetirementElders
2017
Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 947. PMID: 29233114, PMCID: PMC5727968, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillage health teamsNon-communicable diseasesNCD preventionVHT membersHealth teamsMaternal-child healthMedical personnelCross-sectional studyResource-limited settingsEastern UgandaNCD servicesHealth workersReferral toolMajor barrierInfectious diseasesMayuge districtHealth issuesDiseaseThematic qualitative analysisPotential rolePreventionRole expansionCommunity awarenessFocus group discussionsEssential personnel