Ethnic and Racial Differences in Ratings in the Medical Student Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOE).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) stratifies the assessment of emergency medicine (EM) bound medical applicants. However, bias in SLOE, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, is an underexplored area.

Objective

This study aims to assess whether underrepresented in medicine (UIM) and non-UIM applicants are rated differently in SLOE components.

Methods

This was a cross-section study of EM-bound applicants across 3 geographically distinct US training programs during the 2019-2020 application cycle. Using descriptive and regression analyses, we examine the differences between UIM applicants and non-UIM applicants for each of the SLOE components: 7 qualifications of an EM physician (7QEM), global assessment (GA) rating, and projected rank list (RL

SUBMITTER: Alvarez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9580324 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature