Are Clinicians Obliged to Disclose Their Immigration Status to Patients

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ID15744330
AutoresIsha Marina Di Bartolo (0000-0002-3178-0893, University of Pennsylvania, autor de correspondencia), Dominic Sisti (0000-0002-2282-9253, University of Pennsylvania)
Año2019
Volumen21
Número1
PáginasE38-43
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditorialAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2019.38
PMID30672417
OpenAlexW2911275280
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas3

Undocumented immigrants are part of the health care workforce, whether they are eligible to work in the United States through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program or other visa programs or permits. This case commentary considers whether-and if so, when-a clinician should reveal her immigration status to patients. After reviewing the literature on clinician self-disclosure, this commentary discusses how sharing immigration status could benefit the patient-particularly if the clinician has an immigration status that could interrupt care-but could also draw the focus away from the patient, possibly eroding trust between patient and physician. Finally, this commentary addresses mental health burdens experienced by undocumented and "DACA-mented" trainees and considers the roles that hospitals, residency programs, and health professions schools should play to support them

Action (physics · Family medicine · Health care · Immigration · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Work (physics · Workforce · Global Health Workforce Issues · Law · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology

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