ORIGINAL ARTICLEA Multicenter Study of Burnout, Depression, and Quality of Life in Minority and Nonminority US Medical Students
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PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS
The methods of this study have been previously described.48 Briefly, all 1098 medical students in Minnesota were asked to participate in this study. Among these 1098 students, 225 (20%) were minority students. Participation was elective, and all responses were anonymous. Medical students in Minnesota attend a private medical school (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine), a traditional public university (University of Minnesota-Minneapolis campus), or a public university with a focus on primary care
RESULTS
Of the 1098 medical students in Minnesota, correct e-mail addresses could be confirmed for 1087 students, and 545 students responded (response rate, 50%). Nonresponders were more likely to be male and less likely to be first-year students (both P<.001). The demographics of all responders have been previously reported.48 Seven students did not answer the question on ethnic heritage and were accordingly excluded, yielding a total sample size for the current analysis of 538. Overall, 454
DISCUSSION
Efforts to match the racial and ethnic makeup of the nation's physician workforce and the US population require insight into the personal and professional challenges faced by minority medical students. Although minority and nonminority students in our study reported similar degrees of burnout with respect to emotional exhaustion, minority students had a lower sense of personal accomplishment (P=.02) that persisted at a trend level on multivariate analysis that controlled for demographic
CONCLUSION
To “create a diverse medical workforce capable of meeting society's needs,” the ideal medical education system needs to “successfully educate a diverse group of learners” and “support the health and well being of learners.”91 Although “pipeline” efforts to increase the number of qualified URM students,4, 78, 92, 93, 94 prematriculation programs,78, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 tutoring, test-skills instruction, and mentoring and advising programs,78, 93, 95, 98, 99, 100 and decelerated curriculum17,
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This study was funded through an Academic Primary Care Grant from the Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.