Exploring the intersectionality of race and gender on the incidence of and response to microaggression experienced by Asian American women medical students

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 SURGERY

American journal of surgery Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116007

Joanna Chen , Joyce Pang , Crystal An , B.U.K. Li , Sunny Nakae , Lindy Zhang

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Abstract

Background

Discrimination faced by Asian American trainees in medical school include those reported by female trainees. This study aims to characterize the microaggressions faced by Asian American woman medical students.

Methods

We use a mixed methods approach to characterize the experiences of Asian Americans in United States (US) medical schools through an anonymous online survey and participation in focus groups.

Results

Among our 305 participants, 65.9 % were women. More women experienced microaggressions than men (p < 0.001). Compared to men, women reported significantly higher rates of supervisors having higher expectations of them, implying they were submissive, and describing them as too quiet. Women felt that their experiences with microaggressions were entangled with being Asian and a woman, but could not distinguish which identity was being targeted.

Conclusion

The intersectionality of being Asian American and a woman in medical training has not been explored. We found that this duality intensified experiences of microaggressions.

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探索种族和性别的交叉性对美国亚裔女医学生遭受微侵犯的发生率和应对措施的影响。

背景：美国亚裔受训者在医学院面临的歧视包括女性受训者报告的歧视。本研究旨在描述美国亚裔女医科学生所面临的微观歧视：方法：我们采用混合方法，通过匿名在线调查和参与焦点小组的方式，描述亚裔美国人在美国医学院的经历：在 305 名参与者中，65.9% 为女性。结果：在我们的 305 名参与者中，65.9% 是女性：在医学培训中，亚裔美国人和女性的交叉性尚未得到探讨。我们发现，这种两重性加剧了微观诽谤的经历。

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American journal of surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.70%

发文量

570

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.