ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2022
Ethnic and Racial Differences in Ratings in the Medical Student Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOE).
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Variability in Standardized Letters of Evaluation: A Multi-Institutional Review of EM Residency Based Versus Non-Residency Based Faculty Evaluation.AEM education and training · 2026Article
- eSLOE 2.0: Examining Data From the First 2 Application Cycles of the Updated Emergency Medicine Electronic Standardized Letter of Evaluation.Journal of graduate medical education · 2025Article
- Analysis of emergency medicine clerkship grades by identification as underrepresented in medicine (URiM) versus non-URiM.AEM education and training · 2025Article
- Generalizability of consensus regarding standardized letters of evaluation competitiveness: A validity study in a national sample of emergency medicine faculty.AEM education and training · 2024Article
- Automated abstraction of information from standard letters of evaluation: A resource for file review and research.AEM education and training · 2024Article
- Selection and Recruitment Strategies among Competitive Pediatric Training Programs and the Impact of Diversity.Academic pediatrics · 2024Article
- Measuring and Predicting Faculty Consensus Rankings of Standardized Letters of Evaluation.Journal of graduate medical education · 2024Article
- Educator's blueprint: Holistic applicant file review in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.AEM education and training · 2023Article
- SLOE: A step in the right direction.AEM education and training · 2023Article
- To the Editor: For Equity in Assessment: A Comment on Bias in the Emergency Medicine Standardized Letter of Evaluation.Journal of graduate medical education · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) stratifies the assessment of emergency medicine (EM) bound medical applicants. However, bias in SLOE, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, is an underexplored area. Objective: This study aims to assess whether underrepresented in medicine (UIM) and non-UIM applicants are rated differently in SLOE components. Methods: This was a cross-section study of EM-bound applicants across 3 geographically distinct US training programs during the 2019-2020 application cycle. Using descriptive and regression analyses, we examine the differences between UIM applicants and non-UIM applicants for each of the SLOE components: 7 qualifications of an EM physician (7QEM), global assessment (GA) rating, and projected rank list (RL) position. Results: Out of a combined total of 3759, 2002 (53.3%) unique EM-bound applicants were included. UIM applicants had lower ratings for each of the 7QEM questions, GA, and RL positions. Compared to non-UIM applicants, only some of the 7QEM components: "Work ethic and ability to assume responsibility," "Ability to work in a team, and "Ability to communicate a caring nature," were associated with their SLOE. "Commitment to EM" correlated more with GA for UIM than for non-UIM applicants. Conclusions: This study shows a difference in SLOE rating, with UIM applicants receiving lower ratings than non-UIM applicants.
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