American Health Is Global Health
Authors: Khameer K. Kidia
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Ideas and Opinions18 April 2017American Health Is Global HealthKhameer K. Kidia, MPhilKhameer K. Kidia, MPhilFrom Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0323 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail I am an international medical student with a preexisting health condition studying in New York. I have had excellent experiences with the U.S. health care system: Last year, I contrasted the tragic manner in which my father died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Zimbabwe with the outstanding care I received in the United States for the same genetic disease (1). Today, as I create my rank order list for residency, I am less naively optimistic about the future than I was just a few months ago. My ability to provide and receive health care is now at risk. At the very ...References1. Kidia KK. Disheartening disparities. N Engl J Med. 2016;374:909-11. [PMID: 26962726] doi:10.1056/NEJMp1512888 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Drange M. Why Silicon Valley is so nervous about H-1B reform. Forbes. 3 February 2017. Accessed at www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2017/02/03/why-silicon-valley-is-so-nervous-about-h-1b-reform/#253f60576648 on 8 February 2017. Google Scholar3. Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. ECFMG 2015 Annual Report. Philadelphia: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; 2015. Google Scholar4. Armstrong K, Anderson ME, Carethers JM, Loscalzo J, Parmacek MS, Wachter RM, et al. International exchange and American medicine. N Engl J Med. 2017. [PMID: 28146413] doi:10.1056/NEJMp1701339 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Chibanda D, Weiss HA, Verhey R, Simms V, Munjoma R, Rusakaniko S, et al. Effect of a primary care-based psychological intervention on symptoms of common mental disorders in Zimbabwe: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2016;316:2618-26. [PMID: 28027368] doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19102 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Aizenman N. Trump takes office at a pivotal moment for foreign aid. National Public Radio. 16 November 2016. Accessed at www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/11/16/501584940/trump-takes-office-at-a-pivotal-moment-for-foreign-aid on 8 February 2017. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-0323.Corresponding Author: Khameer K. Kidia, MPhil, Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029; e-mail, [email protected]com.Author Contributions: Conception and design: K.K. Kidia.Analysis and interpretation of the data: K.K. Kidia.Drafting of the article: K.K. Kidia.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: K.K. Kidia.Final approval of the article: K.K. Kidia.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: K.K. Kidia.Collection and assembly of data: K.K. Kidia.This article was published at Annals.org on 21 February 2017. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the US Healthcare System 18 April 2017Volume 166, Issue 8Page: 589-590KeywordsCardiomyopathiesForecastingGlobal healthHealth careHealth insuranceHealth systems strengtheningPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPrevention, policy, and public healthPrimary care physiciansResidency ePublished: 21 February 2017 Issue Published: 18 April 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...