Examination of resident characteristics associated with interest in primary care and identification of barriers to cross-cultural care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S. The difficult task of addressing patients' sociocultural needs is one reason residents do not pursue primary care. However, associations between residents' perceived barriers to cross-cultural care provision and career interest in primary care have not been investigated.

Objective

We examined residents' career interest in primary care and associations with resident characteristics and their perceived barriers in providing cross-cultural care.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a resident survey from the 2018-2019 academic year. We first described residents' sociodemographic characteristics based on their career interest in primary care (Chi-square test). Our primary outco

SUBMITTER: Abrahams S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature