Sex and racial bias in medical student EPA assessments: Findings and hypotheses for bias mitigation targets
Although we did not detect sex or racial bias in EPA-based narrative assessments, we did find evidence of racial bias in entrustment scale ratings. Following these results, we consider whether EPA-based assessments are less prone to implicit bias and identify targets for future research seeking to mitigate implicit bias.
Authors
- Nicholas Marka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-5505)
- Taj Mustapha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2663-1770)
- Lauren McPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-0803)
- Dan Card (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-7132)
- Robert Englander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-1320)
- Rachel Stork Poeppelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-4103)
- Claudio Violato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-5621)
- Benjamin Langworthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-3853)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Medtronic (Ireland) (IE)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Teacher
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2025.2502162
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- American Medical Association
- National Institutes of Health