Bias in recruitment: A focus on virtual interviews and holistic review to advance diversity

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency Program Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California USA.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Boston Massachusetts USA.

Onyekachi Otugo et al. AEM Educ Train. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 29;5(Suppl 1):S135-S139.

doi: 10.1002/aet2.10661. eCollection 2021 Sep.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency Program Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California USA.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Boston Massachusetts USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts to disclose.

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