Gender disparities in application and admission to the medical residency program in Peru: A cross sectional study from 2016 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate gender disparities in applications and admissions to the medical residency programs in Peru, focusing on differences in application and admission proportions between male and female.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the proportions of female applicants and admissions to medical residency programs in Peru from 2016 to 2023. Bayesian multilevel linear models were employed, incorporating random intercepts and slopes by specialty to account for variability across specialties. This approach provided initial proportions of female in 2016 (intercepts) and annual percentage changes (beta coefficients) for each specialty. A multilevel Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to determine if being female was associated with

SUBMITTER: Medina-Neira D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698358 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature