| Question 1: According to survey studies of applicants to the Med Phys Match, applicants were asked during residency program interviews about children or their plans to have children. Which of the follow best describes the survey results from the inaugural match cycle regarding this illegal questioning? |
| Reference: | Ethical violations and discriminatory behavior in the MedPhys Match; J Appl Clin Med Phys 2017; 18:5:336-350. |
| Choice A: | 1 in 5 men were asked this question while 1 in 3 women were asked. |
| Choice B: | Most respondents were uncomfortable answering this question. |
| Choice C: | Female respondents are significantly more uncomfortable answering this question than males. |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Question 2: Which of the methods below will not help to reduce unconscious bias in the recruitment process? |
| Reference: | https://hbr.org/2017/06/7-practical-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-your-hiring-process |
| Choice A: | Make interviewers use a standardized script. |
| Choice B: | Carefully edit your job descriptions in order to assess any biased language. |
| Choice C: | Require all interviewees to do unconscious racial and gender bias testing prior to attending interviews. |
| Choice D: | Ask candidates to perform a sample skill test that mimics one of the job’s core responsibilities. |
| Question 3: Which of the following regarding unconscious bias in the hiring process is false? |
| Reference: | R. Knight, "7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process’’, Harvard Business Review, June 12, 2017 (https://hbr.org/2017/06/7-practical-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-your-hiring-process) |
| Choice A: | Unstructured interviews are recommended as this enhances objective comparison between candidates. |
| Choice B: | When posting a job listing it is advisable to remove adjectives associated with a particular gender. |
| Choice C: | Use of work sample tests during the interview process provide for objective comparison between candidates. |
| Choice D: | It is helpful to review candidate applications in a blinded manner. |
| Question 4: In the presented study of implicit bias by physicians towards black patients, it was shown that... |
| Reference: | Green, A. R., Carney, D. R., Pallin, D. J., Ngo, L. H., Raymond, K. L., Iezzoni, L. I., & Banaji, M. R. (2007). Implicit bias among physicians and its prediction of thrombolysis decisions for black and white patients. Journal of general internal medicine, 22(9), 1231-1238. |
| Choice A: | Both explicit bias and implicit bias was shown against black patients |
| Choice B: | Implicit bias but not explicit bias was shown against black patients |
| Choice C: | Explicit bias but not implicit bias was shown against black patients |
| Choice D: | Explicit bias is correlated to implicit bias |
| Question 5: Which statement regarding unconscious bias is true? |
| Reference: | Dore, R. A., Hoffman, K. M., Lillard, A. S. and Trawalter, S. (2014), Children's racial bias in perceptions of others' pain. Br J Dev Psychol, 32: 218-231
A.M. Gonzalez et al. Reducing children's implicit racial bias through exposure to positive out-group exemplars. Child Development. Vol. 88, January/February 2017, p. 123
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| Choice A: | Everyone has unconscious biases |
| Choice B: | Unconscious biases start developing in childhood |
| Choice C: | Unconscious bias can be reduced |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Question 6: Which of the following is a reason that double-blinded reviews were implemented by the Red Journal? |
| Reference: | Jagsi, R., Bennett, K. E., Griffith, K. A., DeCastro, R., Grace, C., Holliday, E., & Zietman, A. L. (2014). Attitudes toward blinding of peer review and perceptions of efficacy within a small biomedical specialty. International Journal of Radiation Oncology• Biology• Physics, 89(5), 940-946. |
| Choice A: | Bias might exist in unblinded reviews. |
| Choice B: | It has been shown that most people surveyed about the double-blinded review in the Red Journal prefer single-blinded reviews. |
| Choice C: | The survey study about double-blinded review in the Red Journal had a small response rate. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
