Program Access, Depressive Symptoms, and Medical Errors Among Resident Physicians With Disability

Lisa M Meeks; Karina Pereira-Lima; Elena Frank; Erene Stergiopoulos; Katherine E T Ross; Srijan Sen

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41511

Program Access, Depressive Symptoms, and Medical Errors Among Resident Physicians With Disability

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2141511. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41511.

Authors

Lisa M Meeks¹, Karina Pereira-Lima², Elena Frank³, Erene Stergiopoulos⁴, Katherine E T Ross⁵, Srijan Sen⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁶ Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from a survey of US medical interns to assess the prevalence of self-reported disability and program accommodations and the association between accommodations, depressive symptoms, and self-reported medical errors among resident physicians.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adult
Depressive Disorder / epidemiology*
Disabled Persons*
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Male
Medical Errors / statistics & numerical data*
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States / epidemiology