Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have demonstrated racial and ethnic inequities in medical student assessments, awards, and faculty promotions at academic medical centers. Few data exist about similar racial and ethnic disparities at the level of graduate medical education.

Objective

To examine the association between race and ethnicity and performance assessments among a national cohort of internal medicine residents.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study evaluated assessments of performance for 9026 internal medicine residents from the graduating classes of 2016 and 2017 at Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited internal medicine residency programs in the US. Analyses were conducted between July 1, 2020, and Jun

SUBMITTER: Boatright D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857126 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature