Analysis for Racial and Gender Disparities in the Stanford School of Medicine Clerkship Evaluation System

Abstract

Stanford School of Medicine completed an analysis of our assessment system, the Criterion-Based Evaluation System (CBES), from 2011-2019, investigating for gender- and race-based disparities. Since January 2022, the USMLE Step 1 examination is now pass/fail2. In January 2021, Step 2 Clinical Skills was eliminated3. With these two changes, accurate clerkship assessments will be playing an increased role in residency applications. Concurrently, several medical schools have presented their findings on disparities and bias within their systems of medical student evaluation4,5,6. Medical schools nationwide must re-examine their methods of assessment of medical students.