“Make the Implicit Explicit”: Measuring Perceptions of Gender Bias and Creating a Gender Bias Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents

Chatterjee, Paula; Warner, Lindsay N.; Basil, Maria C.; Christopher, Michelle; Manning, Kristin; Fisher, Herrick; Rexrode, Kathryn M; Solomon, Sonja R; Kakoza, Rose M.; Yialamas, Maria A.

doi:10.2147/amep.s292166

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“…The long-standing gender gap in medicine remains an urgent and complex issue. Gender-based inequities can be found at the earliest time points in medical training, such as the residency application and selection process [1][2][3]. Gender inequities persist throughout the course of an academic medical career; these include longer periods between promotions [4], less department leadership representation [5], lower pay and more unpaid work for equal productivity and practice type [6], and continuing bias and discrimination [7].…”

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Investing in Women Trainees: Building a Women in Medicine Group at an Academic Institution

Zhong¹,

Lee²,

Baggstrom³

et al. 2023

J Med Internet Res

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Section: The State Of Women In Medicinementioning

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Investing in Women Trainees: Building a Women in Medicine Group at an Academic Institution

Zhong¹,

Lee²,

Baggstrom³

et al. 2023

J Med Internet Res

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“…9,10 The #TimesUp movement, initiated by a group of high-profile women as part of their fight against sexual harassment in the workplace, has heralded a more robust exploration of workplace harassment in the health care environment by patients and peers, and much has been written about microaggressions and implicit bias. [11][12][13][14] Perhaps unsurprisingly, work-life balance is the focus of considerable attention. [15][16][17] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many women physicians have found what balance they had has been disrupted.…”

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Women in Medicine: The Limits of Individualism in Academic Medicine

Sharma

Rawal

2022

Academic Medicine

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In the 21st century, more than ever before, issues facing women in medicine, such as pay equity and workplace harassment, are being explored and attended to by physicians and health care institutions. Discussions about women in medicine almost exclusively center around women physicians, even though most women in medicine are, in fact, not physicians. In addition, these discussions typically focus on gender, often failing to consider how race, class, and other dimensions of identity influence the experiences of women in medicine. In this article, the authors argue that neoliberal feminism is the dominant strand of feminism in the discourse of women in medicine. With its focus on the individual and a conception of success defined in largely economic terms, neoliberal feminism fails to consider the broader conditions in which women are situated and, therefore, limits structural criticism and the possibility for all women to engage in social justice. The authors suggest that the pandemic is an opportunity to pursue a more expansive vision of feminism in medicine. They propose intersectional feminism as a theoretical framework that can widen the understanding of what is possible: moving from individual actions resulting in incremental change to collective action that can transform systems. Intersectional feminism enables a push for structures, institutions, and practices that support all workers, including basic income, labor protections, public childcare, accessible health care, transportation justice, and migrant rights. In so doing, intersectional feminism calls for solidarity with and among women both within and outside of medicine.

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Evaluating the Impact of Gender and Race on Otolaryngology Resident Experiences Across the United States

Lodha,

Luzum,

Washabaugh

et al. 2024

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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ObjectiveOtolaryngology residents often encounter work‐related stress and challenges during training. Sociodemographic factors influence experiences during residency; however, the impact of race and gender on otolaryngology trainee well‐being during residency remains understudied.Study DesignOnline survey.SettingUS residency programs.MethodsAn anonymous online survey consisting of 59 multiple‐choice questions was sent to 104 directors of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education otolaryngology residency programs to distribute to residents. Respondents were queried regarding demographics and experiences with bias. Residents self‐identified gender and race. Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, and multiracial residents were categorized as underrepresented minorities (URM).ResultsSixty‐one US otolaryngology residents responded to the survey, the majority of whom were women (60.7%) and white (62%). Many residents endorsed a belief that receipt of research and training opportunities was negatively impacted by bias due to race (29.5%) or gender (45.9%). More women (27%) than men (13%) reported maximal burnout, and fewer men (17.4%) than women (40.5%) expressed low confidence in ability to independently care for patients. More male (47.8%) and white (31.6%) residents strongly agreed they were thriving. 94.6% of women and 33.3% of URM residents reported being mistaken for a nonphysician, compared to 0% of white male respondents.ConclusionOtolaryngology residents perceived differential treatment based on race and gender, with women and URM residents experiencing greater exclusion and bias, as well as increased misidentification and decreased ability to thrive. Future work includes increasing sample size for generalizability and developing interventions that uphold equity in residency training environments.

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“Make the Implicit Explicit”: Measuring Perceptions of Gender Bias and Creating a Gender Bias Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Investing in Women Trainees: Building a Women in Medicine Group at an Academic Institution

Investing in Women Trainees: Building a Women in Medicine Group at an Academic Institution

Women in Medicine: The Limits of Individualism in Academic Medicine

Evaluating the Impact of Gender and Race on Otolaryngology Resident Experiences Across the United States

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