Norcini J J, Fletcher S W, Quimby B B, Shea J A
Ann Intern Med. 1985 Jan;102(1):115-8. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-102-1-115.
Trends in the performances of female and male candidates taking the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination from 1973 through 1982 were examined. The mean scores of female candidates who graduated from medical schools in the United States or Canada and who were taking the examination for the first time improved from 428 to 470, and the percentage of those passing improved from 59% to 76%. The number of women taking the examination also increased markedly, by over 500%. Performance of female candidates remained slightly lower than that of male candidates, regardless of the quality of the residency training program or the medical school from which a candidate had graduated or the rating given a candidate by the director of the candidate's residency program. Except for the oldest candidates, age followed this pattern as well. Our findings suggest that the gender gap in scores on the Certifying Examination in Internal Medicine is narrowing.
对1973年至1982年参加美国内科医学委员会认证考试的女性和男性考生的表现趋势进行了研究。毕业于美国或加拿大医学院且首次参加考试的女性考生的平均分数从428分提高到了470分，及格率从59%提高到了76%。参加考试的女性人数也显著增加，增幅超过500%。无论住院医师培训项目的质量如何、考生毕业于哪所医学院，也无论考生的住院医师培训项目主任给考生的评分如何，女性考生的表现仍略低于男性考生。除了年龄最大的考生外，年龄也呈现出这种模式。我们的研究结果表明，内科医学认证考试分数中的性别差距正在缩小。
