Food Insecurity Prevalence Among US Medical Students
In this survey study of US medical students, the prevalence of food insecurity was nearly double the national household average, with significant disparities among students. These findings call for institutional and policy interventions to address medical students' basic needs, ensuring the success of future physicians.
Authors
- Noah Engel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-1899)
- Nikita Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-7402)
- Samuel J. Steuart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5786-4380)
- Christian D. Gonzalez
- John S. Francis
- Bassel M. Shanab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1011-3258)
- Brenda L. Rooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0279-0822)
- Mario Weigand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1406-7241)
- Ashkan Taremi Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8179-2067)
- Edwin Owolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9666-161X)
- Kiara Smith
- Cindy W. Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-3487)
- Nathan A. Luzum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6540-4102)
- David Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-9221)
- Morgan Brinker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9989-3192)
- Mikhayla Armstrong
- Nour M. Hammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-7261)
- George Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-6556)
- Marilyn Yamamoto
- Caroline Montag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9499-3126)
- Stacy Goins
- Pavan Khosla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-6084)
- Yuxing Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7942-5324)
- Louisa Darko
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University School (US)
- Quinnipiac University (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29926
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45