Accepted for Publication: September 8, 2022.
Published: October 21, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38563
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2022 Weiss J et al. JAMA Network Open.
Corresponding Author: Jasmine Weiss, MD, MHS, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 231 MacNider Hall, Campus Box #7225, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (jasmine_weiss@med.unc.edu).
Author Contributions: Dr Weiss had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Weiss, Keene, Balasuriya, Latimore, Genao.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Weiss, Holaday, Keene, Akingbesote, Sharifi, Latimore.
Drafting of the manuscript: Weiss, Akingbesote, Balasuriya, Latimore.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Weiss, Holaday, Keene, Balasuriya, Sharifi, Latimore, Genao.
Statistical analysis: Weiss, Balasuriya.
Obtained funding: Weiss.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Weiss, Akingbesote.
Supervision: Keene, Sharifi, Genao.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Weiss reported being the founder of iDream Enterprise LLC, a social enterprise to promote health care workforce diversity; and founder of Let’s Diversifi PBLLC, a social enterprise outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This manuscript was supported by the Yale National Clinician Scholars Program and by Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Grant Number TL1 TR001864 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This funding supported Dr Weiss, Dr Holaday and Dr Balasuriya during this study. Dr Holaday currently receives research support through the National Institutes of Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH T32AG066598). Dr Balasuriya received support from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Academic Affiliations through the VA/National Clinician Scholars Program and Yale University at the time of the study.
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Disclaimer: The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH. The contents do not represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government.
Additional Contributions: Special thanks to Michelle Salazar, MD, MHS, Yale School of Medicine, for helping to pilot our interview guide. Dr Salazar was not compensated for her contributions.