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. 2022 Apr 14;14(2):224–228. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-21-00675.1

Table.

Demographic Characteristics of Interviewees and Comparison With ERAS Data

Demographic Interviewees ERAS Applicantsa
N (%) Disaggregated Mixed Race Categoryb N (%) N (%) Weighted Averagec
Gender
 Female 361 (63.9) 20 913 (49.6) 54.4
 Male 181 (32.0) 21 196 (50.3) 45.5
 Non-binary 3 (0.5)
 Transgender 1 (0.2)
 Prefer not to answer 4 (0.7)
 Unknown 15 (2.7) 20 (0.0) 0.0
UiMd
 Yes 108 (19.1) 112 (17.9) 8072 (19.2) 19.2
 No 437 (77.3) 492 (78.8) 27 067 (64.2)
 Unknown 20 (3.5) 20 (3.2) 3377 (8.0)
Race
 White 306 (54.2) 347 (55.6) 17 365 (41.2) 42.4
 Asian 106 (18.8) 133 (21.3) 9702 (23.0]) 22.3
 Latinxe 32 (5.7) 53 (8.5) 3694 (8.8) 8.9
 Blackf 29 (5.1) 39 (6.3) 3976 (9.4) 9.4
 American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (1.1) 12 (1.9) 302 (0.7) 0.7
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 (0.0) 7 (1.1) 100 (0.2) 0.2
 Multiracial 55 (9.7)
 Other 11 (2.0) 13 (2.1) 1684 (4.0) 3.8
 Unknown 20 (3.5) 20 (3.2) 1693 (4.0) 3.8
Location
 Rural 35 (6.2)
 Suburban 185 (32.7)
 Urban 331 (58.6)
 Unknown 14 (2.5)
GME program
 Family medicine 148 (26.2)
 Pediatrics 137 (24.3)
 OB/GYN 78 (13.8)
 Anesthesia 59 (10.4)
 Emergency medicine 59 (10.4)
 Psychiatry 40 (7.1)
 General surgery 34 (6.0)
 Clinical psychology 10 (1.8)

Abbreviations: ERAS, Electronic Residency Application System; UiM, underrepresented in medicine; GME, graduate medical education; OB/GYN, obstetrics and gynecology.

a

Includes only applicants to the same residency specialties as included in our study (excluding clinical psychology) in the 2019–2020 interview cycle.

b

Included for comparison to ERAS data. Participants who reported multiple races in the ERAS data are counted separately in each race category, rather than in a mixed-race category.

c

Weighted by residency specialty representativeness in our sample.

d

Underrepresented in medicine excludes Asian and White.

e

Latinx includes ERAS categories of Latino, Hispanic, or Spanish origin.

f

Black includes ERAS category of Black or African American.