Open AccessCurrent Orthopaedic Residency Letters of Recommendation Are Not Biased by Gender of Applicant
Author(s) -
Shaina A. Lipa,
Nattaly Greene,
Hai Le,
Augustus A. White,
Mark C. Gebhardt,
George S.M. Dyer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00134
Subject(s) - united states medical licensing examination , medicine , psychology , matching (statistics) , medical education , family medicine , personnel selection , medical school , demography , management , pathology , sociology , economics
Letters of recommendation (LORs) are highly influential in the residency selection process. Differences in language and length of LORs by gender have been demonstrated for applicants applying to surgical residencies and fellowships. This had yet to be studied in orthopaedic surgery. Given the gender disparity in the field, we sought to investigate the impact of gender on orthopaedic residency applicant LORs. We hypothesized that differences in length and language would be present for women applicants as compared to men.