Is There Gender Bias on the American Board of Surgery General Surgery Certifying Examination?
Certification
/ ethics
Clinical Competence
/ statistics & numerical data
Educational Measurement
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
General Surgery
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Internship and Residency
/ statistics & numerical data
Male
Sex Factors
Sexism
/ prevention & control
Specialty Boards
/ ethics
United States
Examiner bias
Gender bias
General surgery
Oral examination
Journal
The Journal of surgical research
ISSN: 1095-8673
Titre abrégé: J Surg Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376340
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2019
05 2019
Historique:
received:
28
02
2018
revised:
04
04
2018
accepted:
01
06
2018
entrez:
29
3
2019
pubmed:
29
3
2019
medline:
15
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
When oral examinations are administered, examiner subjectivity may possibly affect ratings, particularly when examiner severity is influenced by examinee characteristics (e.g., gender) that are independent of examinee ability. This study explored whether the ratings of the general surgery oral certifying examination (CE) of the American Board of Surgery and likelihood of passing the CE were influenced by the gender of examinees or examiners. Data collected from examinees who attempted the general surgery CE in the 2016-2017 academic year were analyzed. There were 1341 examinees (61% male) and 216 examiners (82% male). Factorial analysis of variance and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the effect of examinee and examiner gender on CE ratings and likelihood of passing the CE. Examinees received similar ratings and had similar likelihood of passing the CE regardless of examinee or examiner genders and different combinations of examiner gender pairs (all P values > 0.05). These results indicate that CE ratings of examinees are not influenced by examinee or examiner gender. There was no evidence of examiner bias due to gender on the CE.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
When oral examinations are administered, examiner subjectivity may possibly affect ratings, particularly when examiner severity is influenced by examinee characteristics (e.g., gender) that are independent of examinee ability. This study explored whether the ratings of the general surgery oral certifying examination (CE) of the American Board of Surgery and likelihood of passing the CE were influenced by the gender of examinees or examiners.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Data collected from examinees who attempted the general surgery CE in the 2016-2017 academic year were analyzed. There were 1341 examinees (61% male) and 216 examiners (82% male). Factorial analysis of variance and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the effect of examinee and examiner gender on CE ratings and likelihood of passing the CE.
RESULTS
Examinees received similar ratings and had similar likelihood of passing the CE regardless of examinee or examiner genders and different combinations of examiner gender pairs (all P values > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
These results indicate that CE ratings of examinees are not influenced by examinee or examiner gender. There was no evidence of examiner bias due to gender on the CE.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30917895
pii: S0022-4804(18)30400-1
doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.06.014
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
131-135Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.