The Effect of Implicit Bias on the OB/GYN Residency Application Process.

ABSTRACT: Background Medical students from racially minoritized backgrounds receive negative evaluations more frequently, possibly from implicit bias. Objective To determine if a preference for White applicants over Asian and Black applicants exists among resident and attending reviewers of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency applications. Methods In 2021, we sampled academic OB/GYN physicians from 6 academic institutions to randomly receive questionnaire form A or B, each containing 4 contrived Electronic Residency Application Service profiles stratified by United States Medical Licensing Examination scores; institutions attended; and strength of recommendation letters into top-, mid-, and low-tiers. Form A applicants were White top-tier, White mid-tier without resilie

SUBMITTER: Vorawandthanachai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature