Differences in operative self-assessment between male and female plastic surgery residents: A survey of 8,149 cases

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 799-803

  Cooney, Carisa M ^a   Aravind, Pathik ^a   Lifchez, Scott D ^a   Hultman, C Scott ^a,b   Weber, Robert A ^c   Brooke, Sebastian ^c   Cooney, Damon S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Graduate medical education; Operative skill; Resident assessment; Self assessment; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; RESIDENT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; SEX FACTOR;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 85084498188     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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