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Tytuł:
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Gender role incongruency in general surgery applicants.
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Autorzy:
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Dream S; Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. Electronic address: .
Woolfolk M; Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. Electronic address: .
Chen H; University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1808 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2022 Sep; Vol. 224 (3), pp. 900-902. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 07.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Belle Mead, NJ : Excerpta Medica
Original Publication: New York.
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MeSH Terms:
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General Surgery*
Internship and Residency*
Students, Medical*
Female ; Gender Role ; Humans ; Male ; Personnel Selection ; Sexism
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Bias; Gender; Medical education; Stereotype
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20220513 Date Completed: 20220830 Latest Revision: 20220914
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.04.037
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PMID:
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35562201
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Introduction: Deviation of an individual outside of gender normative stereotypes can limit hiring and promotion. The application, interview, and ranking process for medical students pursuing a general surgery residency has multiple opportunities for gender bias to affect an applicant's acceptance. This study examines medical students applying for a top academic general surgery residency and potential bias in perceived gender roles.
Methods: 269 medical students were interviewed for categorical positions at an academic general surgery residency. Applicants described themselves in one word; adjectives were compiled and categorized as grindstone, ability, communal, or agentic traits. Groups were compared across applicant gender and race.
Results: 42% of applicants were women. When comparing gender, men applicants were more likely to use a grindstone/communal adjective (73.2% vs 57.1%, p = 0.006). Men applicants were less likely to identify with an agentic adjective (21% vs 35%).
Conclusions: Contrary to gender stereotypes, women general surgery residency applicants tend to self-identify using ability/agentic adjectives more than men applicants. Bias training is important to mitigate the negative consequences of perceived traditional gender role-violation.
(Published by Elsevier Inc.)