Mytien Nguyen
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2025
Prevalence and Sources of Disability-Based Discrimination in a National Sample of Graduating Medical Students
Nguyen M, Bullock J, Pereira-Lima K, Fancher T, Venkataraman S, Kim J, Sen S, Heath J, Boatright D, Meeks L. Prevalence and Sources of Disability-Based Discrimination in a National Sample of Graduating Medical Students. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 1164-1166. PMID: 40720139, PMCID: PMC12305438, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.3148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical School Admissions After the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Ruling
Nguyen M, Hajduk A, Fancher T, Henderson M, Herrin J, Henderson D, Richardson J, Venkataraman S, Castillo-Page L, Shin S, O’Connell M, Ayedun A, Boatright D, Chaudhry S. Medical School Admissions After the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Ruling. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2527008. PMID: 40857005, PMCID: PMC12381671, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation of American Medical CollegesUS medical schoolsCross-sectional studyMedical school admissionsRetrospective cross-sectional studyAffirmative action rulesAcceptance rateAmerican Medical CollegesMain OutcomesDeidentified dataLandmark decisionStudy sampleURiM applicantsMedical schoolsStudent matriculationURiMEthnic differencesAffirmative actionMedical CollegeSchool admissionsRulesCollege rulesMatriculationAction rulesBanCross-sectional study of obstetrics and gynecology-bound students in visiting rotations
Hou M, Hodgens T, Nguyen M, Westervelt M, Toland M, Boatright D, Lopez C, Fancher T. Cross-sectional study of obstetrics and gynecology-bound students in visiting rotations. BMC Medical Education 2025, 25: 1125. PMID: 40731335, PMCID: PMC12305918, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07690-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS obstetricsCross-sectional studyMedical education debtStudy of obstetricsObstetrics and GynecologyAssociated with lower oddsVisiting rotationsAssociation of American Medical CollegesSelf-reported receiptGynecology residentsMedical studentsEducational debtUS allopathic medical schoolsMultivariate analysisObstetricsAllopathic medical schoolsSocio-demographic dataGynecologyMedical CollegePatient outcomesLower oddsLogistic regressionGeneral populationChi-squareAmerican Medical CollegesIntersectionality of Disability Status, Family Income, Race, and Ethnicity with Taking a Leave of Absence During Medical School
Nguyen M, Rastogi S, Pereira-Lima K, Addams A, Moreland C, Boatright D, Meeks L. Intersectionality of Disability Status, Family Income, Race, and Ethnicity with Taking a Leave of Absence During Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-3. PMID: 40715960, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09662-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTryptamine Metabolism and Functionalization in Gut Commensal Bacteria Expand Human Tryptamine Signaling Responses
Park H, Song D, Nguyen M, Palm N, Crawford J. Tryptamine Metabolism and Functionalization in Gut Commensal Bacteria Expand Human Tryptamine Signaling Responses. ACS Chemical Biology 2025, 20: 1775-1782. PMID: 40577169, PMCID: PMC12372651, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5c00313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsDownstream functional consequencesSmall moleculesHuman G protein-coupled receptorsRNA sequencing analysisFunctional small moleculesMelatonin receptor type 1AGut commensalsGut microbesSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisSequence analysisUrea coreTryptamine moietyMethyl carbamateInhibitory concentrationGutGut tissueHalf-maximal inhibitory concentrationUncharacterized metabolitesBacterial cultureMelatonin receptorsSignal responseMoleculesHuman physiologyScreening analysisAdvancing Disability Equity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Medical Education: Proceedings From the Access in Medicine Summit
Salinger M, Nguyen M, Kessler A, Triano S, Betchkal R, Manchanda E, Ortega P, Sheets Z, Charnsangavej N, Low C, Abrams G, Basaviah P, Bowen L, Dhanani Z, Cooke J, Ikedionwu I, McGrane A, Rastogi S, Rydberg L, Schroth S, Theiler E, Wallace A, Poullos P, Curry R, Meeks L. Advancing Disability Equity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Medical Education: Proceedings From the Access in Medicine Summit. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: s54-s63. PMID: 40577172, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndergraduate medical educationMedical educationInclusive learning environmentsExperiences of learnersAccess barriersAction stepsDisabled learnersLearning environmentAdmission processSocial justiceEducationLearnersDisabilityTraining contextResidency applicantsUnited StatesMedicineAccessEquityInclusionThemesThe Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students
Nguyen M, Shanab B, Khosla P, Boatright D, Chaudhry S, Brandt E, Hammad N, Grob K, Brinker M, Cannon C, Cermack K, Fathali M, Kincaid J, Emily Y, Ohno Y, Pradeep A, Quintero A, Raja N, Rooney B, Stogniy S, Smith K, Sun G, Sunkara J, Tang B, Rubick G, Wang J, Bhagwagar S, Luzum N, Liu F, Francis J, Meeks L, Leung C. The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: s113-s118. PMID: 40550215, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of food insecurityMedical studentsFood insecurityDisability statusHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleRelative riskFood Security Survey ModulePrevalence of food insecuritySelf-reported disabilityRates of food insecurityWell-beingPoisson regression modelsMD-granting medical schoolsEnhance well-beingSurvey ModuleLow-incomeAnalytic sampleProportion of studentsGraduation yearMedical schoolsDisabilityOnline surveyRegression modelsCollege students' well-beingDemographic Factors and Burnout Outcomes Associated With Disability Status Uncertainty in U.S. Medical Students
Pereira-Lima K, Meeks L, Nguyen M, Sheets Z, Jain N, Stergiopoulos E, Addams A, Moreland C, Boatright D. Demographic Factors and Burnout Outcomes Associated With Disability Status Uncertainty in U.S. Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: s131-s137. PMID: 40550106, PMCID: PMC12364109, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical studentsDisability statusIncreased risk of burnoutStigma-related concernsRisk of burnoutAssociated with significantly greater oddsLegal definition of disabilitySecond-year medical studentsU.S. medical studentsPromote well-beingMultivariate logistic regressionAuthors analyzed dataBurnout outcomesOldenburg Burnout Inventory for Medical StudentsDefinition of disabilityHigh burnoutMedical traineesGreater oddsDemographic associationsCultural barriersLogistic regressionDemographic characteristicsBurnoutDemographic factorsOddsCentering a Justice-Based Approach to Disability Inclusion in Medical Education
Nguyen M, Bullock J, Venkataraman S, Boatright D. Centering a Justice-Based Approach to Disability Inclusion in Medical Education. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: s119-s123. PMID: 40550126, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical educationTransform medical educationDisabled studentsLearning environmentEducational environmentEducational experienceInclusion effortsAbleist normsDisability inclusionInstitutional effortsPromote diversityEducationDisability justiceMarginalized identitiesStudentsJustice-basedDisabilityInadequate accommodationJustice-based approachCurriculumProcedural barriersSystem gapsTrans activistsPraxisLeadershipTiming of Disability Diagnosis and Accommodations During Medical School by First-Generation Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Nguyen M, Green C, Mason H, Pereira-Lima K, Sheets Z, Schroth S, Smeltz L, Moreland C, Betchkal R, Grabowski C, Boatright D, Kim M, Meeks L. Timing of Disability Diagnosis and Accommodations During Medical School by First-Generation Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: s124-s130. PMID: 40550131, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical school matriculantsClinical accommodationsSchool matriculantsMedical studentsTime of diagnosisDisability diagnosisModified Poisson regressionAssociated with likelihoodPhases of medical trainingNo significant associationRetrospective cohort studyDiagnosis of disabilityPoisson regressionMedical trainingRelative riskDisability typeCohort studyRequesting accommodationsMedical schoolsSignificant associationGraduation statusAccommodation requestsDisabilityFirst-generation college graduatesTimely diagnosis
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- April 16, 2024Source: Yale News
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