Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1808 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Am J Surg. 2022 Sep;224(3):900-902. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.04.037. Epub 2022 May 7.
Deviation of an individual outside of gender normative stereotypes can limit hiring and promotion. The application, interview, and ranking process for medical students pursuing a general surgery residency has multiple opportunities for gender bias to affect an applicant's acceptance. This study examines medical students applying for a top academic general surgery residency and potential bias in perceived gender roles.
269 medical students were interviewed for categorical positions at an academic general surgery residency. Applicants described themselves in one word; adjectives were compiled and categorized as grindstone, ability, communal, or agentic traits. Groups were compared across applicant gender and race.
42% of applicants were women. When comparing gender, men applicants were more likely to use a grindstone/communal adjective (73.2% vs 57.1%, p = 0.006). Men applicants were less likely to identify with an agentic adjective (21% vs 35%).
Contrary to gender stereotypes, women general surgery residency applicants tend to self-identify using ability/agentic adjectives more than men applicants. Bias training is important to mitigate the negative consequences of perceived traditional gender role-violation.
个体偏离性别规范刻板印象可能会限制其求职和晋升。在申请普通外科住院医师的医学生的申请、面试和排名过程中，存在多种性别偏见影响申请人接受程度的机会。本研究考察了申请顶级学术普通外科住院医师的医学生，以及潜在的性别角色偏见。
269 名医学生参加了学术普通外科住院医师的分类职位面试。申请人用一个词描述自己；形容词被汇编并分为磨石、能力、交际或代理特征。按申请人的性别和种族对组进行比较。
42%的申请人是女性。在比较性别时，男性申请人更倾向于使用磨石/交际形容词（73.2%对 57.1%，p=0.006）。男性申请人不太可能认同代理形容词（21%对 35%）。
与性别刻板印象相反，女性普通外科住院医师申请人往往比男性申请人更倾向于使用能力/代理形容词来自我认同。偏见培训对于减轻违反传统性别角色的负面后果很重要。
