2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-019-1838-x
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Linguistic analysis of pediatric residency personal statements: gender differences

Abstract: BackgroundAll US residency programs require applicants to submit personal statements. Prior studies showed gender differences in personal statement writing, which has implications for gender bias in the application process, but previous studies have not considered the dual influence of specialty-specific values on personal statement writing by applicants of each gender.ObjectiveTo understand gender differences in pediatric residency personal statements.MethodsFrom 2017 to 2018, we performed linguistic analysis… Show more

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“…Interestingly, women applying to internal medicine and general surgery self-promoted by describing examples of team work and emphasizing the emotional and relational aspects of doctoring, while men tended to itemize their accomplishments and express an individual narrative, illustrating the subtle pervasiveness of gender expectations. [7][8][9] Similarly, our analysis shows that female medical students applying to urology used more social and affective-process words in their personal statements. By engaging in self-promotion through focusing on their relation to a team, women can appear competent while avoiding appearing immodest and contrary to expected gender norms.…”
Section: Commentsupporting
confidence: 56%
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“…Interestingly, women applying to internal medicine and general surgery self-promoted by describing examples of team work and emphasizing the emotional and relational aspects of doctoring, while men tended to itemize their accomplishments and express an individual narrative, illustrating the subtle pervasiveness of gender expectations. [7][8][9] Similarly, our analysis shows that female medical students applying to urology used more social and affective-process words in their personal statements. By engaging in self-promotion through focusing on their relation to a team, women can appear competent while avoiding appearing immodest and contrary to expected gender norms.…”
Section: Commentsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…However, this finding is not consistent across medical specialties. [7][8][9] Comparatively, clout scores were above average and approximately 15% higher among pediatric residency applicants. 9 The reasons for decreased clout in the writing of urology applicants is unclear.…”
Section: Commentmentioning
confidence: 94%
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“…With respect to bias, there is research to suggest that male writers use more agentic and self-promotional language compared to female students (Babal et al, 2019;Osman et al, 2015).…”
Section: Personal Statementmentioning
confidence: 99%