Assessment of Gender Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Physical Therapy Residency Applications

CONCLUSION: Gender differences in LORs for physical therapy residencies were found using a comprehensive Natural Language Processing approach that identified both a positive recommendation male applicant gender bias and a positive interpersonal relationship skill female applicant gender bias. Applicants were not harmed nor helped by selecting LOR writers of the opposite gender. Admissions committees and LOR writers should be mindful of potential implicit gender biases in LOR submitted to physical therapy residency programs.PMID:38640081 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000337

Source: Physical Therapy - April 19, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Darren Q Calley Sunyang Fu Marissa D Hamilton Austin W Kalla Christopher K Lee Veronica A Rasmussen John H Hollman Hongfang Liu Source Type: research