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. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e255594.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5594.

Inequity in Assessment Among Pediatric Residents

Hannah L Kakara Anderson  1   2   3   4 , Daniel C West  1   2   4 , Alan J Schwartz  5 , Anna K Weiss  1   2   4 , Carolyn Marcus  6 , Elizabeth Hanson  7 , David A Turner  8 , Daniel J Schumacher  9   10
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Inequity in Assessment Among Pediatric Residents

Hannah L Kakara Anderson et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This survey study evaluates self-reported experiences of biased verbal and written assessments in medical education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr West reported receiving grants from the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation outside the submitted work. Dr Schwartz reported receiving salary support paid to University of Illinois Chicago from Association of Pediatric Program Directors during the conduct of the study and personal fees from American Board of Pediatrics outside the submitted work. Dr Turner reported being a full-time employee of the American Board of Pediatrics. No other disclosures were reported.

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