Race, ethnicity, and gender representation in clinical case vignettes: a 20-year comparison between two institutions

Abstract Background The medical case vignette has long been used in medical student education and frequently includes demographic variables such as race, ethnicity and gender. However, inclusion of demographic variables without context may reinforce assumptions and biases. Yet, the absence of race,...

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Main Authors: Courtney R. Lee, Kurt O. Gilliland, Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, Sue Tolleson-Rinehart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03665-4