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ArticleClinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2011

Race disparities in U.S. nephrology fellowship training.

Chavon Onumah, Paul L Kimmel, Mark E Rosenberg

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Article in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Social Determinants of Racial Disparities in CKD.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2016
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  6. Factors in career choice among US nephrologists.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chavon OnumahDepartment of Medicine, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, University of Minnesota, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA.
Paul L Kimmel
Mark E Rosenberg
Minneapolis VA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesRenal disease disproportionately affects African-American patients. Trust has been implicated as an important factor in patient outcomes. Higher levels of trust and better interpersonal care have been reported when race of patient and physician are concordant. The purpose of this analysis was to examine trends in the racial background of U.S. medical school graduates, internal medicine residents, nephrology fellows, and patients with ESRD. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Data for medical school graduates were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges and data for internal medicine and nephrology trainees from GME Track. ESRD data were obtained from U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) annual reports.

resultsA significant disparity continues to exist between the proportional race makeup of African-American nephrology fellows (3.8%) and ESRD patients (32%). The low numbers of African-American nephrology fellows, and consequently new nephrologists, in light of the increase in ESRD patients has important implications for patient-centered nephrology care.

conclusionsEfforts are needed to increase minority recruitment into nephrology training programs, to more closely balance the racial background of trainees and patients in hopes of fostering improved trust between ESRD caregivers and patients, increasing access to care, alleviating ESRD health care disparities, and improving patient care.

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Black or African AmericanEducation, Medical, GraduateFellowships and ScholarshipsHealth Status DisparitiesInternship and ResidencyCareer ChoiceCultural CharacteristicsHumansKidney Failure, ChronicNephrologyPhysician-Patient RelationsQuality of Health CareTime FactorsTrustUnited States

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PMID21273375
PMCPMC3052231
OpenAlexW2171121440

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