Featured Publications
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments
Boatright D, Anderson N, Kim J, Holmboe E, McDade W, Fancher T, Gross C, Chaudhry S, Nguyen M, Tiako M, Colson E, Xu Y, Li F, Dziura J, Saha S. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2247649. PMID: 36580337, PMCID: PMC9857126, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Association of Microaggressions with Depressive Symptoms and Institutional Satisfaction Among a National Cohort of Medical Students
Anderson N, Lett E, Asabor EN, Hernandez AL, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Johnson C, Montenegro RE, Rizzo TM, Latimore D, Nunez-Smith M, Boatright D. The Association of Microaggressions with Depressive Symptoms and Institutional Satisfaction Among a National Cohort of Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 298-307. PMID: 33939079, PMCID: PMC8811096, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06786-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical students' experiencesSchool satisfactionMedical studentsStudent experienceMedical student mistreatmentUS medical educationUS medical studentsExperiences of microaggressionsScant quantitative dataPositive PHQ-2 screenSchool transferStudent mistreatmentMedical educationMedical schoolsInstitutional satisfactionStudentsPositive depression screenMicroaggressionsPositive depression screeningSecondary outcomesQuantitative dataDepression screenExperienceOnline surveyMain MeasuresThe primary outcome
2024
Development of a Tool to Measure Student Perceptions of Equity and Inclusion in Medical Schools
Boatright D, Nguyen M, Hill K, Berg D, Castillo-Page L, Anderson N, Agbelese V, Venkataraman S, Saha S, Schoenbaum S, Richards R, Jordan A, Asabor E, White M. Development of a Tool to Measure Student Perceptions of Equity and Inclusion in Medical Schools. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240001. PMID: 38381434, PMCID: PMC10882418, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasure students' perceptionsStudents' perceptionsConfirmatory factor analysisMedical students' perceptionsLearning environmentGraduation QuestionnaireMedical schoolsSurvey itemsEquitable learning environmentsLiaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited medical schoolsStudent responsesFactor analysisStudentsSchoolPromote diversityAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireInternal consistencyPsychometric validationUndergraduate medical studentsNational priorityEquityPsychometrically valid measurePerceptionAAMCDelphi panel members
2023
The Long Shadow: A Historical Perspective on Racism in Medical Education
Anderson N, Nguyen M, Marcotte K, Ramos M, Gruppen L, Boatright D. The Long Shadow: A Historical Perspective on Racism in Medical Education. Academic Medicine 2023, 98: s28-s36. PMID: 37071703, PMCID: PMC10584990, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of racismRacial scienceHistory of violenceUnited States todayModern American medicineChristian EuropeInstitutional historyU.S. medical educationEuropean identityHistorical contextParticular historyRacist ideologyWhite supremacistsHistorical perspectiveOwn tellingLong shadowRacial reasoningContemporary termsAmerican medicineGlobal systemRacismStates todayHistoryDeeper appreciationRacial climate
2022
Revisiting the Exhibits—Medical Student Reflections on Changes to the Institutional Portraiture at a US Medical School
Konkwo C, Fitzsousa E, Chan SM, Muhammad M, Anderson N, Reisman A. Revisiting the Exhibits—Medical Student Reflections on Changes to the Institutional Portraiture at a US Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 4209-4215. PMID: 36131052, PMCID: PMC9708960, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07803-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom “Bad Blood” to “Racial Disparities:” Will Geriatric Psychiatrists Transcend the Wrongdoings of Tuskegee?
Black C, Ramos M, Anderson N. From “Bad Blood” to “Racial Disparities:” Will Geriatric Psychiatrists Transcend the Wrongdoings of Tuskegee? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 30: 851-853. PMID: 35835502, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Re: Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education
Anderson N, Boatright D, Reisman A. Re: Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 1119-1119. PMID: 33506394, PMCID: PMC8041980, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06609-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeyond Diversity and Inclusion: Reparative Justice in Medical Education
Williams JC, Anderson N, Boatright D. Beyond Diversity and Inclusion: Reparative Justice in Medical Education. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 84-88. PMID: 33409943, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-020-01386-8.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Reopening the United States: Black and Hispanic Workers Are Essential and Expendable Again.
Williams JC, Anderson N, Holloway T, Samford E, Eugene J, Isom J. Reopening the United States: Black and Hispanic Workers Are Essential and Expendable Again. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: 1506-1508. PMID: 32903081, PMCID: PMC7483098, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education
Anderson N, Boatright D, Reisman A. Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3060-3062. PMID: 32728961, PMCID: PMC7573045, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06079-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic racismReform effortsRacial attitudesRacial consciousnessInclusive cultureCurricular reform effortsRacial prejudiceRacismAdmission processPositive affirmationEducational institutionsConcerted effortHistoric examplesPersonal experienceEducationPervasive natureMedical cultureLong historySociologyEffortsScholarshipRecent researchMedical educationInstitutionsPotential wayColorblind Algorithms: Racism in the Era of COVID-19
Williams JC, Anderson N, Mathis M, Sanford E, Eugene J, Isom J. Colorblind Algorithms: Racism in the Era of COVID-19. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2020, 112: 550-552. PMID: 32563687, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.05.010.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
“This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students
Fitzsousa E, Anderson N, Reisman A. “This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2738-2739. PMID: 31270782, PMCID: PMC6854184, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05138-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research