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Medical Schools as Racialized Organizations: How Race-Neutral Structures Sustain Racial Inequality in Medical Education—a Narrative Review
Nguemeni Tiako M, Ray V, South E. Medical Schools as Racialized Organizations: How Race-Neutral Structures Sustain Racial Inequality in Medical Education—a Narrative Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 2259-2266. PMID: 35710658, PMCID: PMC9202970, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07500-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCultural DiversityEducation, MedicalHumansInternship and ResidencyRacismSchools, MedicalUnited StatesDrug Overdose Epidemic Colliding With COVID-19: What the United States Can Learn From France
Nguemeni Tiako M, Netherland J, Hansen H, Jauffret-Roustide M. Drug Overdose Epidemic Colliding With COVID-19: What the United States Can Learn From France. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s128-s132. PMID: 35349315, PMCID: PMC8965177, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Understanding and Addressing Widening Racial Inequalities in Drug Overdose
Friedman J, Nguemeni Tiako M, Hansen H. Understanding and Addressing Widening Racial Inequalities in Drug Overdose. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 381-390. PMID: 38706336, PMCID: PMC11076008, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite AmericansRacial/ethnic inequalitiesOverdose death ratesNative AmericansFundamental Cause TheoryCulturally appropriate healthcareDrug overdose death ratesSocially unequal societyYears of ageUnequal societyWidening inequalitiesRacial inequalitySocial inequalitiesCommunity-based programsDeath rateDecreasing inequalityCause theoryCrisis-drivenBlack AmericansReduction resourcesYounger cohortsInequalityNational levelAppropriate healthcarePolysubstance usePolicy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA
Jindal M, Barnert E, Chomilo N, Gilpin Clark S, Cohen A, Crookes D, Kershaw K, Kozhimannil K, Mistry K, Shlafer R, Slopen N, Suglia S, Nguemeni Tiako M, Heard-Garris N. Policy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2024, 8: 159-174. PMID: 38242598, PMCID: PMC11163982, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00262-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEmigration and ImmigrationHealth EquityHealth Status DisparitiesHumansPolicyRacismUnited StatesConceptsHealth equityHealth disparitiesStructural racismImprove health equityChild health disparitiesChild health equityEthnic health disparitiesHealth-care deliveryAttenuate disparitiesHealth insuranceWorsening gapPolicy approachesPolicy solutionsFederal levelPolicy effortsTwo-tier systemDisparitiesRacismPolicyMultiple sectorsSocietal systemsHealthEquityChildren
2021
“They Wanted to Talk to a ‘Real Doctor’”: Predictors, Perpetrators, and Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Among Healthcare Workers
Hennein R, Tineo P, Bonumwezi J, Gorman H, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Lowe SR. “They Wanted to Talk to a ‘Real Doctor’”: Predictors, Perpetrators, and Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Among Healthcare Workers. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 1475-1483. PMID: 34561823, PMCID: PMC8475391, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07143-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical Schools as Racialized Organizations: A Primer.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, South EC, Ray V. Medical Schools as Racialized Organizations: A Primer. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 1143-1144. PMID: 34058105, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWho is Biking for? Urban Bikeshare Networks' Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Disparities in Bikeshare Access, and a Way Forward.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Stokes DC. Who is Biking for? Urban Bikeshare Networks' Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Disparities in Bikeshare Access, and a Way Forward. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2021, 94: 159-164. PMID: 33795993, PMCID: PMC7995947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Friedman A, Culhane J, South E, Meisel ZF. Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 687-694. PMID: 33706349, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAdministration of medicationsPrimary opioid use disorderTreatment episodesPregnant womenMedication administrationUse disordersInitiation of methadoneCompletion of treatmentPredictors of initiationPrior treatment episodesCross-sectional analysisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeFindings highlight gapsCurrent guidelinesMedicationsSynthetic opioidsLogistic regressionAdministrationCare systemTreatmentWomenEpisodesMethadone
2020
Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History
Nguemeni Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Mahmood SUB, Mori M, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 33: 703-709. PMID: 33279690, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug use-associated infective endocarditisCardiac surgeonsTreatment approachesInfective endocarditisMethadone treatmentDrug use-associated infective endocarditisMost surgeonsAddiction treatmentLong-term outcomesNumber of surgeriesNon-Hispanic whitesSurvey response rateOperative managementRecurrent infectionsSubstance use historiesOperative approachNative valvePatientsPatient engagementClinical scenariosResponse ratePatients' substanceIDUsSurgeonsAnonymous surveyAddressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19
Nguemeni Tiako MJ. Addressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 122: 108214. PMID: 33248862, PMCID: PMC7685132, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersTreatment optionsBuprenorphine accessPatient's homeCOVID-19Stark racial disparitiesRacial disparitiesConsiderable riskTelemedicine uptakeCommunity pharmaciesBuprenorphineMethadoneMedicationsSocioeconomic disparitiesPatientsDisordersRiskPre COVID-19DisparitiesHomeOptionsUptake