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  • Healthcare Disparities

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  • Implicit gender bias is a concern in medical training.
  • Understanding bias in Emergency Medicine and OB/GYN residencies is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize implicit gender bias among US Emergency Medicine and OB/GYN residents.
  • To identify factors associated with this bias.

Main Methods:

  • Survey distributed to US Emergency Medicine and OB/GYN residency programs.
  • Implicit Association Test (IAT) administered to assess unconscious gender bias.
  • Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate analyses performed.

Main Results:

  • Male residents exhibited higher implicit bias favoring men in leadership roles compared to female residents (p < 0.01).
  • Implicit bias scores did not vary by postgraduate year.
  • Explicit bias favoring males in leadership was associated with increased implicit bias.

Conclusions:

  • Gender bias favoring men in leadership positions is prevalent among US residents.
  • Implicit bias differs between male and female residents and is associated with discipline.
  • Implicit bias is linked to explicit bias and does not change with training year.