Letters of recommendation for surgical fellowships – Does gender make a difference?
Abstract
BackgroundFemales comprise 1/3 of general surgery residents, 1/4 of surgical faculty and 10% of full professors. Inadequate sponsorship is one proposed mechanism for this decline. This study evaluated letters of recommendation (LOR) among applicants applying to a complex general surgical oncology (CGSO) fellowship.MethodsLinguistic analysis of LOR for CGSO applicants was conducted. Demographics of authors and features of the LOR were extracted....
Paper Details
Title
Letters of recommendation for surgical fellowships – Does gender make a difference?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2021
Volume
221
Issue
1
Pages
90 - 94
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