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Uncovering Disparities in Medical Education: Advisory Guide of Strategies and Best Practices for Illuminating Blind Spots

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Assessment and grading are prone to disparities based on race and ethnicity. Health professions educators need a guide for how to strategically navigate assessment data. This monograph provides a consensus-driven advisory guide, drawing upon common challenges schools face when detecting, measuring, and analyzing gender/racial disparities, and shares practical algorithms and strategies for engaging with the data. Five steps are proposed: create a process diagram; identify assessment data sources and potential manifestations of disparities and inequities in assessments; consider other variables when analyzing data; choose analytical approaches to evaluate sources of disparities; and identify potential threats and challenges.
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-025-02435-3
Authors: Laurah Turner, Lauren J. Germain, Jeffrey Bird, Michael S. Ryan, Marjorie Westervelt, Josie Suser, Sally A. Santen
Institutions: University of Cincinnati, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Hofstra University, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, University of Virginia, Baylor College of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,290
OpenAlex ID: W4413379647
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