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 discriminationBarriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
He A, Kanduma E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Buckshee D, Chaquisse E, Cuco R, Desai M, Munguambe D, Reames S, Manuel I, Spiegelman D, Xu D. Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003174. PMID: 39236014, PMCID: PMC11376584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistBirth attendantsImplementation researchFocus group discussionsChildbirth practicesWHO Safe Childbirth ChecklistQualitative studyReduce adverse birth outcomesChildbirth-related complicationsGroup discussionsQuality of careNeonatal deathWeak health systemsAdverse birth outcomesPre-implementation assessmentEvidence-based practiceDeductive thematic analysisLow-resource settingsNeonatal mortality rateHealth systemMaternity carePre-implementationBirth outcomesProvider motivationLeveraging 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 outcomesHealthOddsThe impact of emergency guidance to the COVID‐19 pandemic on treatment entry, retention and mortality among patients on methadone in Ukraine
Ivasiy R, Madden L, Meteliuk A, Machavariani E, Ahmad B, Zelenev A, Desai M, Bromberg D, Polonsky M, de Leon S, Farnum S, Islam Z, Altice F. The impact of emergency guidance to the COVID‐19 pandemic on treatment entry, retention and mortality among patients on methadone in Ukraine. Addiction 2024, 119: 1585-1596. PMID: 38807448, DOI: 10.1111/add.16565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid agonist therapyTake-home dosesCOVID-19 guidancePre-COVID cohortAgonist therapyOptimal doseTreatment retentionEmergency guidanceEffective HIV prevention strategiesAdult HIV prevalenceHIV prevention strategiesMinistry of HealthImprove treatment retentionMethadone dosePatient survivalTime-dependent predictorsProspective cohortHIV prevalencePredictors of treatment retentionGovernmental clinicsPrimary outcomeHazard ratioPatient enrollmentPatientsMethadone patientsLeave of Absence and Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Race and Ethnicity
Nguyen M, Mason H, Russell R, Fancher T, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Boatright D. Leave of Absence and Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA 2024, 331: 1588-1590. PMID: 38619837, PMCID: PMC11019442, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.4797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults.
Hawley N, Zarei P, Crouter S, Desai M, Pomer A, Rivara A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Duckham R, McGarvey S. Accelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults. Journal Of Physical Activity And Health 2024, 21: 636-644. PMID: 38621669, DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate to vigorous physical activityVigorous physical activityEstimates of physical activityPhysical activitySamoan adultsSedentary timeLight physical activityPhysical activity levelsAccelerometer-based devicesModifiable risk factorsClass II/III obesitySedentary activitiesWeight statusHealthy weightAdult SamoansParticipant characteristicsObesity-related diseasesCardiometabolic diseasesCensus regionActivity levelsGeneralized linear modelRural areasObesity-related cardiometabolic diseasesRisk factorsAdultsSocioeconomic Diversity in Admissions to MD-PhD Programs, 2014-2019
Nguyen M, Cavazos J, Venkataraman S, Fancher T, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Boatright D. Socioeconomic Diversity in Admissions to MD-PhD Programs, 2014-2019. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e241951. PMID: 38470423, PMCID: PMC10936114, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study: Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics
Thompson T, Desai M, Martinez-Brockman J, Tessier-Sherman B, Nunez M, Adams O, Nazario C, Maharaj R, Nunez-Smith M. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study: Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 17. PMID: 38276805, PMCID: PMC10815461, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair
Peck C, Parsaei Y, Jazayeri H, Desai M, Lopez J, Uribe F, Steinbacher D. A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 1058-1066. PMID: 37983871, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicityCleft lip repairSurgical complicationsMultivariable analysisInpatient DatabaseLip repairPost-operative surgical complicationsPatient race/ethnicityPrimary cleft lip repairBaseline health statusTotal hospital chargesKids' Inpatient DatabaseOdds of delayAsian/Pacific IslandersSignificant unadjusted differencesDifferent races/ethnicitiesEligible patientsHospital lengthHospital stayClinical characteristicsPrimary outcomePI patientsHospital chargesCL patientsInfant healthAssessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYWAssociation of Racial and Ethnic Identity With Attrition From MD-PhD Training Programs
Nguyen M, Lett E, Cavazos J, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Jeffe D, Boatright D. Association of Racial and Ethnic Identity With Attrition From MD-PhD Training Programs. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 1021-1023. PMID: 37523174, PMCID: PMC10391356, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery
Nguyen M, Gonzalez L, Stain S, Dardik A, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Boatright D, Butler P. Association of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 367-373. PMID: 37470162, PMCID: PMC10799171, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical residencyRetrospective cohort studyFamily incomeNon-surgical specialtiesCohort studySurgeryMedical CollegeMedical schoolsSuccessful placementSocioeconomic statusSurgical workforceSelf-reported sexLower ratesSexU.S. medical studentsSignificant disparitiesAssociationRace/ethnic identityFemale studentsMale studentsResidencyMedical studentsEthnicityAmerican Medical CollegesSystematic review of inferior vena cava atresia
Saab K, Brahmandam A, Brackett A, Desai M, Dardik A, Guzman R, Chaar C. Systematic review of inferior vena cava atresia. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2023, 11: 1253-1264. PMID: 37453547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDeep vein thrombosisIVC atresiaCongenital anomaliesLeg painMost patientsDevelopment of DVTSystematic reviewAcceptable mid-term resultsInferior vena cava atresiaEndovascular surgical interventionsMortality of patientsOutcomes of patientsMid-term resultsRare venous anomalyTerms of patencyVein thrombosisSymptomatic reliefVenous anomaliesIliac veinInferior venaSurgical interventionMean ageTreatment groupsPatientsAtresiaTransition From Mentored to Independent NIH Funding by Gender and Department
Nguyen M, Panyadahundi A, Olagun-Samuel C, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Dardik A, Boatright D. Transition From Mentored to Independent NIH Funding by Gender and Department. JAMA 2023, 329: 2189-2190. PMID: 37367985, PMCID: PMC10300699, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.7693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal Trends in Childhood Household Income Among Applicants and Matriculants to Medical School and the Likelihood of Acceptance by Income, 2014-2019
Nguyen M, Desai M, Fancher T, Chaudhry S, Mason H, Boatright D. Temporal Trends in Childhood Household Income Among Applicants and Matriculants to Medical School and the Likelihood of Acceptance by Income, 2014-2019. JAMA 2023, 329: 1882-1884. PMID: 37166785, PMCID: PMC10176183, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.5654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalenceGender, 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
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: challenges in clinical practice
Yang H, DeWan A, Desai M, Vermund S. Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: challenges in clinical practice. Human Genomics 2022, 16: 69. PMID: 36536471, PMCID: PMC9764701, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00442-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreimplantation genetic testingGenetic testingFetal disordersReproductive centerClinical practiceDefinitive guidelinesDrug AdministrationScreening testCurrent professional guidelinesDisease riskDiagnostic testsMosaic embryosProfessional guidelinesBlastocyst stagePGTAneuploidyAppropriate agenciesGenetic disease riskGuidelinesPatientsAdministrationNational Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Awards by Medical School
Hill K, Desai M, Chaudhry S, Fancher T, Nguyen M, Wang K, Boatright D. National Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Awards by Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1175-1179. PMID: 36344641, PMCID: PMC10110783, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07849-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development
Göç N, Hassan S, Bani I, Babiker S, Hilali M, Ibrahim Z, Gaddal A, Saleh L, Salih E, Desai M, Linnander E. Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 1323-1330. PMID: 36343591, PMCID: PMC9768261, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health educationHealth educationPublic health facultyHealth training institutionsPublic health training institutionsHigher EducationGraduation ratesPublic health workforceRole of leadershipTraining institutionsCompetency domainsVirtual sessionsMixed-method evaluationHealth facultyCompetency assessmentExplicit focusDevelopment programsEducationVirtual collaborationResearch leadershipSustainable Development GoalsParticipant feedbackHealth workforceFacultyParticipant engagement