Influence of gender on the evaluation of internal medicine residents

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Brienza, Rebecca S ^a   Huot, Stephen ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SKILL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING;

COHORT STUDIES; CONNECTICUT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTY BOARDS;

EID: 1542360759     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099904322836483     Document Type: Article

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