Gender differences in the self-assessment of surgical residents
RM Minter, LD Gruppen, KS Napolitano… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite equivalent performance as assessed by objective external
measures, women tend to underestimate their abilities compared with their male
counterparts. METHODS: The difference in ordinal values from faculty and resident self-
evaluations was calculated for each general and plastic surgery resident. Objective external
performance measures were compared for female and male residents. RESULTS: Male and
female residents performed equivalently. All residents underestimated their abilities …
measures, women tend to underestimate their abilities compared with their male
counterparts. METHODS: The difference in ordinal values from faculty and resident self-
evaluations was calculated for each general and plastic surgery resident. Objective external
performance measures were compared for female and male residents. RESULTS: Male and
female residents performed equivalently. All residents underestimated their abilities …