Differential gender bias in self-predicted performance in medical tests
The percentage of women in highly competitive programs increased significantly when applicants chose their program after knowing their standardized test scores. Men studying Medicine overestimated their test performance vs. all other groups. Although their actual scores were not statistically different from those of women, men predicted higher test scores regardless of how difficult they perceived the evaluated topic to be or how relevant they thought it would be for their future career plans.
Authors
- Adrián Soto-Mota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-7440)
- Andrés Castañeda Prado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-6764)
- Lisa Ortiz
- Martı́n Lara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-916X)
- Pablo Soto-Mota
Institutions
- El Colegio de México (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07568-y
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey