Robin Klein1, Jennifer Koch2, Erin D Snyder3, Anna Volerman4, Wendy Simon5, Simerjot K Jassal6, Dominique Cosco7, Anne Cioletti8, Nneka N Ufere9, Sherri-Ann M Burnett-Bowie9, Kerri Palamara9, Sarah Schaeffer10, Katherine A Julian10, Vanessa Thompson10. 1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA. Rklein3@emory.edu. 2. Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. 3. Department of Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA. 4. Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. 6. Department of Medicine, VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA. 7. Department of Medicine, Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, USA. 8. Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. 9. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. 10. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Disparities in objective assessments in graduate medical education such as the In-Training Examination (ITE) that disadvantage women and those self-identifying with race/ethnicities underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are of concern. OBJECTIVE: Examine ITE trends longitudinally across post-graduate year (PGY) with gender and race/ethnicity. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of resident ITE metrics at 7 internal medicine residency programs, 2014-2019. ITE trends across PGY of women and URiM residents compared to non-URiM men assessed via ANOVA. Those with ITE scores associated with less than 90% probability of passing the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam (ABIM-CE) were identified and odds of being identified as at-risk between groups were assessed with chi square. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 689 IM residents, including 330 women and URiM residents (48%). MAIN MEASURES: ITE score KEY RESULTS: There was a significant difference in ITE score across PGY for women and URiM residents compared to non-URiM men (F(2, 1321) 4.46, p=0.011). Adjusting for program, calendar year, and baseline ITE, women and URiM residents had smaller ITE score gains (adjusted mean change in score between PGY1 and PGY3 (se), non-URiM men 13.1 (0.25) vs women and URiM residents 11.4 (0.28), p<0.001). Women and URiM residents had greater odds of being at potential risk for not passing the ABIM-CE (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.78) with greatest odds in PGY3 (OR 3.13, 95% CI 1.54 to 6.37). CONCLUSION: Differences in ITE over training were associated with resident gender and race/ethnicity. Women and URiM residents had smaller ITE score gains across PGY translating into greater odds of potentially being seen as at-risk for not passing the ABIM-CE. Differences in ITE over training may reflect differences in experiences of women and URiM residents during training and may lead to further disparities.
BACKGROUND: Disparities in objective assessments in graduate medical education such as the In-Training Examination (ITE) that disadvantage women and those self-identifying with race/ethnicities underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are of concern. OBJECTIVE: Examine ITE trends longitudinally across post-graduate year (PGY) with gender and race/ethnicity. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of resident ITE metrics at 7 internal medicine residency programs, 2014-2019. ITE trends across PGY of women and URiM residents compared to non-URiM men assessed via ANOVA. Those with ITE scores associated with less than 90% probability of passing the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam (ABIM-CE) were identified and odds of being identified as at-risk between groups were assessed with chi square. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 689 IM residents, including 330 women and URiM residents (48%). MAIN MEASURES: ITE score KEY RESULTS: There was a significant difference in ITE score across PGY for women and URiM residents compared to non-URiM men (F(2, 1321) 4.46, p=0.011). Adjusting for program, calendar year, and baseline ITE, women and URiM residents had smaller ITE score gains (adjusted mean change in score between PGY1 and PGY3 (se), non-URiM men 13.1 (0.25) vs women and URiM residents 11.4 (0.28), p<0.001). Women and URiM residents had greater odds of being at potential risk for not passing the ABIM-CE (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.78) with greatest odds in PGY3 (OR 3.13, 95% CI 1.54 to 6.37). CONCLUSION: Differences in ITE over training were associated with resident gender and race/ethnicity. Women and URiM residents had smaller ITE score gains across PGY translating into greater odds of potentially being seen as at-risk for not passing the ABIM-CE. Differences in ITE over training may reflect differences in experiences of women and URiM residents during training and may lead to further disparities.
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