Background Despite similar performance metrics, women medical trainees routinely self-
assess their own skills lower than men. The phenomenon of a “confidence gap” between …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on gender differences and issues of self-confidence in
medical students and to present original research on observers' perceptions of medical …

Background Research shows that female trainees experience evaluation penalties for
gender non‐conforming behaviour during medical training. Studies of medical education …

Importance Women studying medicine currently equal men in number, but evidence
suggests that men and women might not be evaluated equally throughout their education …

Importance Women are underrepresented at higher ranks in academic medicine. However,
the factors contributing to this disparity have not been fully elucidated. Implicit bias and …

Purpose The number of women physicians is increasing in Japan. The authors investigated
gender differences in self-perceptions of clinical confidence. Method This cross-sectional …

A Student Reflection on Doctoring With Confidence: Mind the Gap | Annals of Internal Medicine
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Background Equitable assessment is critical in competency-based medical education. This
study explores differences in key characteristics of qualitative assessments (ie, narrative …

Background Understanding factors in internal medicine (IM) resident career choice may
reveal important needed interventions for recruitment and diversity in IM primary care and its …

Background Gender inequity is pervasive in academic medicine. Factors contributing to
these gender disparities must be examined. A significant body of literature indicates men …