Open AccessAre There Gender-based Differences in Language in Letters of Recommendation to an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program?
Author(s) -
Audrey N. Kobayashi,
Robert S. Sterling,
Sean Tackett,
Brant Chee,
Dawn M. LaPorte,
Casey Jo Humbyrd
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001053
Subject(s) - medicine , word (group theory) , word lists by frequency , rank (graph theory) , family medicine , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics , sentence
Letters of recommendation are considered one of the most important factors for whether an applicant is selected for an interview for orthopaedic surgery residency programs. Language differences in letters describing men versus women candidates may create differential perceptions by gender. Given the gender imbalance in orthopaedic surgery, we sought to determine whether there are differences in the language of letters of recommendation by applicant gender.