Assessment of Gender Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Physical Therapy Residency Applications.

Introduction: Letters of recommendation (LOR) are an integral component of physical therapy residency applications. Identifying the influence of applicant and writer gender in LOR will help identify whether potential implicit gender bias exists in physical therapy residency application processes.

Review Of Literature: Several medical and surgical residency education programs have reported positive, neutral, or negative LOR female gender bias among applicants and writers.