Abstract

Gender Differences in Resident Assessment

Highlights

  • This multi-institutional study examined the association of gender, in both residents and faculty, with the distribution of faculty ratings for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s 6 core competencies across all 3 years of internal medicine training

  • There seemed to be a clean slate at the beginning with no gender difference in evaluations during the postgraduate year 1 (PGY1)

  • It is important to understand the reasons for this variability, because there are important implications for medical education and health care

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Summary

Introduction

This multi-institutional study examined the association of gender, in both residents and faculty, with the distribution of faculty ratings for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s 6 core competencies across all 3 years of internal medicine training. In the PGY2, female residents scored significantly higher in 4 competencies and plateaued, whereas male residents peaked later but ended training with significantly higher ratings.

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