Association of Racial Bias With Burnout Among Resident Physicians.

Importance: Burnout, a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of efficacy, is common among resident physicians, and negative emotional states may increase the expression of prejudices, which are associated with racial disparities in health care. Whether racial bias varies by symptoms of burnout among resident physicians is unknown.

Objective: To assess the association between burnout and explicit and implicit racial biases toward black people in resident physicians.

The Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students' Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between manifestations of racism in medical school and subsequent changes in graduating medical students' intentions to practice in underserved or minority communities, compared with their attitudes and intentions at matriculation.

Method: The authors used repeated-measures data from a longitudinal study of 3,756 students at 49 U.S.