A simple strategy to reduce stereotype threat for orthopedic residents
Author(s) -
Everlyne Gomez,
James G. Wright
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.020812
Subject(s) - stereotype threat , medicine , intervention (counseling) , stereotype (uml) , orientation (vector space) , session (web analytics) , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychology , nursing , geometry , mathematics , world wide web , computer science
Stereotype threat, defined as the predicament felt by people in either positive or negative learning experiences where they could conform to negative stereotypes associated with their own group membership, can interfere with learning. The purpose of this study was to determine if a simple orientation session could reduce stereotype threat for orthopedic residents.
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