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Liberty University

2023

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Quantitative Gender And Ethnicity Differences In Emergency Medicine Residency Applications, Steven Jay Warrington Oct 2023

Quantitative Gender And Ethnicity Differences In Emergency Medicine Residency Applications, Steven Jay Warrington

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The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study is to examine if gender affects a medical student’s electronic Standardized Letters of Evaluation, or the characteristics of language used, in their application materials to an emergency medicine residency program through the Electronic Residency Application Service. This study is important as research is needed to determine if there is a difference in ratings or language used in emergency residency applications based on a medical student’s gender. The participants include 173 applicants from the 2022-2023 cycle that submitted material to a single emergency medicine residency program through the Electronic Residency Application Service. Instruments used …