Indu Partha

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Journals/Publications

• Stillman, M., Capron, M., Peterson, J., Partha, I., Barker, H., & Hong, M. (2025). Internal medicine residents' self-described knowledge of general medical versus disability-focused concerns: An exploratory study. Disability and Health Journal, 18(Issue). doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.101784
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  Background: The dearth of disability-focused education in United States residency programs fuels health care disparities faced by persons with disabilities (PWD). However, it has yet to be demonstrated that physicians-in-training feel less comfortable managing disability-specific health concerns than they do other medical conditions. Objective or hypothesis: To assess Internal Medicine (IM) residents' level of comfort in managing disability-specific versus general internal medical (GIM) concerns. We hypothesized that: 1) IM residents are less comfortable managing disability-specific health conditions than other GIM conditions; 2) IM residents feel increasingly comfortable handling GIM conditions over the course of their training, but not in addressing disability-specific concerns, and; 3) prior exposure to PWD improves IM residents’ comfort in managing disability-specific conditions. Methods: An exploratory study utilizing a Likert Scale-based survey assessing IM residents' level of comfort in managing GIM and disability-focused conditions was developed then distributed through 3 IM programs. Main measures included residents’ level of comfort in managing a variety of medical conditions, including those pertaining to the care of PWD. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, ANOVAs, and independent sample t-tests. Results: The survey was distributed to 298 residents and 127 completed it (response rate of 42.6 %). Participants were less comfortable providing disability-focused care than GIM care. Upper-level residents were more comfortable than first-year residents in managing GIM conditions, but not in providing disability-focused care. Conclusions: Internal medicine residents are inadequately trained to provide care for PWD. There is a need to incorporate disability-specific learning objectives into graduate medical program requirements and curricula.
• Partha, I. (2024). Cultural Considerations in Healthcare for Older Asian Indian U.S. Adults. American Journal of Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.01.001
• Partha, I., Cioletti, A., & Bhayani, R. (2024).

  Women’s Caucus: Reflecting on 40 Years of Advocacy and Collaboration.

  . SGIM Forum.
• Partha, I., Vipler, B., Allen, A., Doraiswamy, V., & Wray, C. (2024).

  Digital Media and the Journal of General Internal Medicine: Reimagining Social Media Engagement for the GIM Community. 

  . Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1791-1792.
• Vipler, B., Allen, A., Doraiswamy, V., Partha, I., & Wray, C. (2024). Digital Media and the Journal of General Internal Medicine: Reimagining Social Media Engagement for the GIM Community. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(10). doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08824-5
• Atluri, S., De, D. R., Shih, T., Masson, R., Tran, K. A., Partha, I., Hsiao, J. L., & Shi, V. Y. (2023).

  Perspectives and experiences of primary care providers on hidradenitis suppurativa care

  . International Journal of Dermatology. doi:10.1111/ijd.16835
• Bailey, J., Corral, J., Daniel, M., Dolmans, D. H., Evans, S., Fernandez, J., Goldberg, C., Goldhaber, N. H., Gordon, M., Gottlieb, M., Grafton-Clarke, C., Guluma, K., Haas, M. R., Jassal, S. K., Kolman, K. B., Lander, L., Lee, D., Partha, I., Pawlikowska, T., , Pott, E., et al. (2022).

  Virtual interviewing for graduate medical education recruitment and selection: A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 80

  . Medical Teacher, 44(12), 1313-1331. doi:10.1080/0142159x.2022.2130038
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  The COVID-19 pandemic caused graduate medical education (GME) programs to pivot to virtual interviews (VIs) for recruitment and selection. This systematic review synthesizes the rapidly expanding evidence base on VIs, providing insights into preferred formats, strengths, and weaknesses.PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, ERIC, PsycINFO, MedEdPublish, and Google Scholar were searched from 1 January 2012 to 21 February 2022. Two authors independently screened titles, abstracts, full texts, performed data extraction, and assessed risk of bias using the Medical Education Research Quality Instrument. Findings were reported according to Best Evidence in Medical Education guidance.One hundred ten studies were included. The majority (97%) were from North America. Fourteen were conducted before COVID-19 and 96 during the pandemic. Studies involved both medical students applying to residencies (61%) and residents applying to fellowships (39%). Surgical specialties were more represented than other specialties. Applicants preferred VI days that lasted 4-6 h, with three to five individual interviews (15-20 min each), with virtual tours and opportunities to connect with current faculty and trainees. Satisfaction with VIs was high, though both applicants and programs found VIs inferior to in-person interviews for assessing 'fit.' Confidence in ranking applicants and programs was decreased. Stakeholders universally noted significant cost and time savings with VIs, as well as equity gains and reduced carbon footprint due to eliminating travel.The use of VIs for GME recruitment and selection has accelerated rapidly. The findings of this review offer early insights that can guide future practice, policy, and research.

Presentations

• Partha, I. (2024, August). Personal Statement and ERAS Workshop Event. APAMSA National Virtual WorkshopAPAMSA.
• Partha, I. (2024, February). Preparing for PGY-1. APAMSA National Virtual WorkshopAPAMSA.
• Partha, I., Edelman, D., Birnbaum, J., & Dvorin, E. (2025, January). “Pandora’s Inbox: Navigating the Complexities of Residency Intervisit Care.”. AAIM Webinar. Virtual: Academic Alliance of Internal Medicine.
• Partha, I., Gerber, M., Cioletti, A., & Bhayani, R. (2024, May). The Road Less Taken: Valuing Diversity in GIM Career Pathways.. Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting. Boston, MA: SGIM.
• Partha, I. (2023, August). CV and Personal Statement Workshop Event. APAMSA National Virtual WorkshopAPAMSA.
• Partha, I., & Peterson, J. (2022, November).

  “Health Seminars: Enhancing Resident Medical Education via Community Education.” (workshop)

  . Society of General Internal Medicine New England and Mountain West Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT: Society of General Internal Medicine New England and Mountain West.
• Partha, I., Christmas, C., Gerber, M., Mayer, G., & Sison, S. (2020, October). “Twitter Chats: A promising platform for Ambulatory Medical Education for Internal Medicine Residents.”. GME Innovations Summit. Virtual: American Medical Association.

Poster Presentations

• Partha, I., Christmas, C., & Gerber, M. (2025, September).

  “Stuck in the Middle: How to Avoid Pitfalls in Mid-Career for Medical Educators”            

  . Change MedEd. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association.
• Partha, I., Doniparthi, A., & Uhland, C. (2022, October). “Unprovoked DVT and PE Development in the Setting of Pernicious Anemia.” . Arizona Chapter, American College of Physicians, Scientific Meeting. Tucson, AZ: ACP Arizona.

Reviews

• Cegledi, A., Cegledi, A., Russell, S., Russell, S., Phillips, L. R., Phillips, L. R., Scott, S., Scott, S., Fain, M. J., Fain, M. J., Lieberman, D., Lieberman, D., Partha, I., Partha, I., Nikolich, J. Z., Nikolich, J. Z., Parker, K., & Parker, K. (2024. Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Long COVID) in Older Adults(pp Dec;46(6):6563-6581). Geroscience.
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  Russell SJ, Parker K, Lehoczki A, Lieberman D, Partha IS, Scott SJ, Phillips LR, Fain MJ, Nikolich JŽ. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Long COVID) in older adults. Geroscience. 2024 Dec;46(6):6563-6581. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01227-8. Epub 2024 Jun 14. PMID: 38874693; PMCID: PMC11493926.Invited review -- first 2 authors shared lead authorship
• Cegledi, A., Russell, S., Phillips, L. R., Scott, S., Fain, M. J., Lieberman, D., Partha, I., Nikolich, J. Z., & Parker, K. (2024. Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Long COVID) in Older Adults.
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  Invited review article in preparation for publication 2024