Racial Bias on the Emergency Medicine Standardized Letter of Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on components of residency applications have shown evidence of racial bias. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) is an assessment measure for emergency medicine (EM) residency applications and, as more specialties opt to use SLOEs in place of narrative letters of recommendation, understanding bias on standardized assessments is essential.

Objective

To determine whether there is a difference in rankings on the EM SLOE between underrepresented in medicine (UIM) and non-UIM applicants, White and non-White applicants, and to examine whether differences persist after controlling for other characteristics.

Methods

The sample was drawn from medical students who applied to EM residency at the study institution in 2019. We compared rankings between U

SUBMITTER: Kukulski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9580305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature