Identification of gender differences in ultrasound milestone assessments during emergency medicine residency training: a pilot study

Objectives: Prior literature suggests that incongruities between male and female resident’s procedural competency may be explained by gender bias during the evaluation process. There are no known studies investigating gender differences in the assessment of ultrasound-based procedural skills among emergency medicine (EM) residents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate for gender differences in ultrasound milestone assessments among EM residents