Assessment of Potential Gender Bias in General Surgery Resident Milestone Evaluations

Although the number of women who pursue general surgery residency has steadily increased during the last 4 decades, concern remains that implicit bias persists between men and women surgical trainees. Studies of gender disparity in modern surgical training have yielded mixed results. Anderson et al sought to evaluate Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestone scores for men and women general surgery trainees at the University of Washington Department of Surgery.