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Current Status of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians
Madsen TE, Linden JA, Rounds K, Hsieh Y, Lopez BL, Boatright D, Garg N, Heron SL, Jameson A, Kass D, Lall MD, Melendez AM, Scheulen JJ, Sethuraman KN, Westafer LM, Safdar B. Current Status of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 1182-1192. PMID: 28779488, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical hoursRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesAcademic emergency departmentEmergency medicine physiciansAcademy of AdministratorsEmergency medicine workforceEmergency departmentWhite raceMedicine physiciansResponse rateUnknown raceEthnic disparitiesAsian IndiansAcademic Emergency Medicine PhysiciansFellowship trainingClinical commitmentsWomenYears of experienceMenBoard certificationCurrent statusMean salaryGenderNonwhitesHours
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Physician Race/Ethnicity Predicts Successful Emergency Department Analgesia
Heins A, Homel P, Safdar B, Todd K. Physician Race/Ethnicity Predicts Successful Emergency Department Analgesia. Journal Of Pain 2010, 11: 692-697. PMID: 20382572, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetter pain reliefPain intensityNonwhite physiciansPain reliefPain treatmentPrimary outcomeProvider raceConcordance of patientRace of providersBetter pain controlEmergency department patientsEmergency department analgesiaRace of patientsPhysician race/ethnicityAnalysis of predictorsRace/ethnicityCanadian EDsED analgesiaLess analgesiaMore analgesicsPain controlPain scoresSevere painDepartment patientsMulticenter study