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INTRODUCTION:Medical students applying for general surgery residencies often require a letter of recommendation (LOR) from the Surgical Chair. However, LORs may reveal gender and ethnic bias. This study examines the presence of implicit bias in general surgery resident selection by evaluating chair LORs. METHODS:A retrospective study of 149 LORs for categorical general surgery residents, at an academic institution, written by surgery chairs from 1980 to 2013 was performed. Two independent reviewers scored each letter for overall quality, mention of personality, academic deficiencies, technical skills, and standout adjectives. Scores were compared across gender and race and statistical analysis performed using SPSS. RESULTS:Males comprised 85% of the applicants; racial makeup was Caucasian (90%), black (4%), Asian (4%), and Hispanic (2%). Male chairs wrote all letters. Letters for female students received higher overall scores than males (4.13 ± 0.16, 3.59 ± 0.08, p = 0.005). Discussion of personality was significantly less for Asian students (1.28 ± 0.08, 1.83 ± 0.48, 0.5 ± 0.224, 1.67 ± 0.67, p 0.050). No difference was present in mention of academic deficiencies, technical skills, or standout adjectives. DISCUSSION:Female medical students invited to interview at a top academic general surgery residency had higher quality LORs than their male counterparts. Asian applicants had statistically significant less discussion of personality. Further examination of residency selection processes is necessary to implement changes that mitigate implicit bias in trainee selection.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Dream S,Olivet MM,Tanner L,Chen Hdoi
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.010subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-08-15 00:00:00eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(20)30497-9pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00252-x
更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of tumor location in breast cancer remains unclear. To better understand this relationship, we evaluated the Department of Defense tumor registry. METHODS:Patients with infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma or lobular carcinoma over a 10-year period were identified and analyzed. RE...
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.043
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90210-1
更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00302-7
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90311-9
更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.018
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.035
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.063
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.11.015
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00154-8
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:One hundred patients with advanced, recurrent, or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were treated with chemotherapy and BCG as adjuvant immunotherapy. The overall response rate was 35 per cent, and the median duration of response was seventeen weeks. BCG does not prolong duration of remission or s...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90381-6
更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(78)90148-4
更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80023-4
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90549-7
更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90129-4
更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80210-1
更新日期：1988-05-31 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple discharge occurs in 2% to 5% of women. We evaluated the effectiveness of a previously proposed treatment algorithm for these patients. METHODS:Patients with pathologic nipple discharge and a negative mammogram and subareolar ultrasound were offered follow-up from 2005 to 2011 according to the algorit...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.12.035
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:A breast cancer synoptic operative report was developed using a modified Delphi process METHODS: Data from the British Columbia Cancer Breast Cancer Outcomes Unit (BCOU) was used to analyze the association between the completion of a synoptic operative report and reporting of operative details and The Amer...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.053
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that mandatory multidisciplinary team (MDT) participation improves process evaluation, outcomes, and technical aspects of surgery for rectal cancer in a stable practice of colorectal surgery. METHODS:A retrospective review of MDT data was conducted of all patients with colorectal cancer sinc...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.015
更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Extralaryngeal branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve have been noted in the literature, but frequently the researchers fail to indicate with accuracy the site of bifurcation. The current study was undertaken to designate the exact level of bifurcation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, with more precise localizatio...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(82)90425-1
更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:The need for diverting loop ileostomies to protect high-risk anastomoses has been questioned recently by several authors. This study was designed to evaluate the potential benefits and complications of diverting loop ileostomies in a high-risk anastomosis population. METHODS:Ninety-four consecutive patien...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.005
更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopy has played an ill-defined role as a diagnostic tool for the staging of gastric and other intra-abdominal malignancies for a long time. The widespread use of the laparoscopic approach for the treatment of some benign abdominal diseases, such as biliary lithiasis and gastroesophageal reflux disease...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89571-2
更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Thirty-two rats had truncal vagotomy either with or without pyloroplasty. After 2 or 4 weeks, respectively, the pancreas was excised and weighed. Measurements of amylase, trypsin, lipase, total protein, and DNA were obtained from the homogenated pancreatic tissue. Isolated pancreatic lobules were incubated with and wi...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90615-6
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
