International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs

TY - JOUR

T1 - International Medical Graduates in Nephrology

T2 - Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs

AU - Alvarado, Flor

AU - Crews, Deidra C.

AU - Delgado, Cynthia

AU - Neyra, Javier A.

N1 - Funding Information: Dr Alvarado is supported by grant 2 T32 DK 7732-26 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Dr Crews is supported in part by grant K24 HL148181 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH. Dr Delgado’s contribution is the result of work supported with the resources and use of facilities at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr Neyra is supported in part by NIDDK R56 DK126930 and P30 DK079337. Funding Information: Flor Alvarado, MD, MPH, Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, Cynthia Delgado, MD, and Javier A. Neyra, MD, MSCS. Research idea and study design: DCC, CD, JAN; data acquisition: FA, JAN; data analysis and interpretation: all authors; study supervision: DCC, JAN. Each author contributed important intellectual content during manuscript drafting or revision and accepts accountability for the overall work by ensuring that questions pertaining to the accuracy or integrity of any portion of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. Dr Alvarado is supported by grant 2 T32 DK 7732-26 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Dr Crews is supported in part by grant K24 HL148181 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH. Dr Delgado's contribution is the result of work supported with the resources and use of facilities at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr Neyra is supported in part by NIDDK R56 DK126930 and P30 DK079337. The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests. Dr Delgado serves as chair, Dr Neyra is an active member, and Dr Alvarado is the current intern of the ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The authors thank all members of the ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee for their thoughtful feedback throughout the execution of this project, and particularly, Ms Katlyn Leight for her support and assistance with survey dissemination. Received August 11, 2020. Evaluated by 1 external peer reviewer, with direct editorial input from the Editor-in-Chief. Accepted in revised form December 13, 2020.

PY - 2021/5/1

Y1 - 2021/5/1

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U2 - 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.011

DO - 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.011

M3 - Article

C2 - 34136791

AN - SCOPUS:85103943245

SN - 2590-0595

VL - 3

SP - 451

EP - 453

JO - Kidney Medicine

JF - Kidney Medicine

IS - 3

ER -