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Assessment of Pediatric Residents in the United States by Sex, Ethnoracial and Intersectional Group Cover

Assessment of Pediatric Residents in the United States by Sex, Ethnoracial and Intersectional Group

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|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Pediatric Residents (N = 475).

CHARACTERISTICN (%)
Ethnoracial Group1:
      Asian109 (22.9%)
      URiM282 (17.3%)
      White268 (56.4%)
      Other/Decline16 (3.4%)
Sex
      Female336 (70.7%)
      Male132 (27.8%)
      Trans/Other7 (1.5%) [too small to analyze]
Intersectional Group
URiM Female59 (13.0%)
Asian Female81 (17.8%)
White Female187 (41.2%)

[i] URiM = underrepresented in medicine.

1 Residents could self-identify as more than one.

2 Includes African American or Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

Table 2a

Time to Event Analysis of Supervision Levels 3, 4, 5 for EPAs (4, 5, 10, 15, and 16) by Demographic Group.

DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPSUPERVISION SCALE LEVEL 3SUPERVISION SCALE LEVEL 4SUPERVISION SCALE LEVEL 5
ESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUEESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUEESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUE
Ethnoracial Group1
URiM2 [reference]
Asian–0.00–0.35 – 0.340.10–.014–0.50 – 0.220.45–0.72–1.21 – –0.220.01
White–0.00–0.29 – 0.280.980.00–0.28 – 0.280.99–0.23–0.62 – 0.150.23
Sex:
Female [reference]
Male0.23–0.07 – 0.520.160.00–0.30 – 0.310.98–0.25–0.66 – 0.160.24
Intersectional Group
URiM Female [reference]
Asian Female–0.26–0.66 – 0.130.190.14–0.27 – 0.550.510.680.12 – 1.250.02
White Female–0.20–0.54 – 0.130.23–0.05–0.39 – 0.280.760.18–0.28 – 0.640.44

[i] URiM = underrepresented in medicine; CI = confidence interval.

1 Residents could self-identify as more than one.

2 Includes African American or Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

Table 2b

Time to Event Analysis: Milestones Levels 3, 4, 5 for All Milestones (Interpersonal Communication Skills (ICS), Medical Knowledge (MK), Practice-Based Learning and Improvement (PBLI), Patient Care (PC), Professionalism (PROF), System-based Practice (SBP) by Demographic Group.

DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPMILESTONE LEVEL 3MILESTONE LEVEL 4MILESTONE LEVEL 5
ESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUEESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUEESTIMATEMODEL COEFFICIENT [95% CI]p-VALUE
Ethnoracial Group:1
URiM2 [reference]
Asian0.11–0.45 – 0.670.710.10–0.75 – 0.950.82–1.52–3.73 – 0.680.18
White0.36–0.10 – 0.810.120.50–0.18 – 1.170.150.92–0.45 – 2.280.19
Sex:
Female [reference]
Male0.29–0.18 – 0.760.220.30–0.41 – 1.000.410.53–0.98 – 2.030.49
Intersectional Group:
URiM Female [reference]
Asian Female–0.32–0.96 – 0.320.32–0.05–1.01 – 0.910.921.59–0.89 – 4.070.21
White Female–0.41–0.93 – 0.110.13–0.40–1.18 – 0.370.31–0.60–2.24 – 1.040.47

[i] URiM = underrepresented in medicine; CI = confidence interval.

1 Residents could self-identify as more than one.

2 Includes African American or Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

Table 3a

Growth Curve Analysis: Supervision Levels 3, 4, 5 for EPA 4, 5, 10, 15, 16 by Demographic Group.

PGYGROUPEPA 4
ESTIMATE [CI]
PEPA 5
ESTIMATE [CI]
PEPA 10
ESTIMATE [CI]
PEPA 15
ESTIMATE [CI]
PEPA 16
ESTIMATE [CI]
P
FallAsian Female5.18 [4.66, 5.70]0.364.26 [3.24, 5.29]0.183.23 [2.32, 4.13]0.552.03 [1.34, 2.72]0.234.17 [3.26, 5.09]0.245
Asian Male5.44 [4.54, 6.34]0.273.30 [1.74, 4.86]0.664.44 [3.04, 5.84]0.0353.24 [2.06, 4.42]0.0074.72 [3.42, 6.03]0.10
URiM Female4.85 [4.38, 5.32]0.833.74 [2.77, 4.71]0.813.35 [2.49, 4.20]0.351.95 [1.31, 2.59]0.294.27 [3.39, 5.14]0.13
URiM Male4.81 [3.96, 5.65]0.814.39 [2.92, 5.87]0.303.37 [2.05, 4.69]0.552.14 [1.05, 3.24]0.334.04 [2.81, 5.28]0.60
White Female4.83 [4.46, 5.20]0.713.66 [2.81, 4.52]0.933.11 [2.37, 3.85]0.681.88 [1.36, 2.40]0.294.04 [3.24, 4.84]0.30
White Male4.91 [4.44, 5.39]3.64 [2.66, 4.61]2.98 [2.12, 3.83]1.58 [0.94, 2.23]3.75 [2.86, 4.63]
SpringAsian Female7.79 [7.23, 8.35]0.326.69 [5.70, 7.67]0.216.97 [6.12, 7.83]0.828.15 [7.48, 8.82]0.437.89 [6.99, 8.79]0.65
Asian Male7.83 [6.92, 8.74]0.445.16 [3.79, 6.53]0.186.69 [5.51, 7.86]0.527.05 [6.02, 8.09]0.0137.46 [6.28, 8.63]0.64
URiM Female7.11 [6.39, 7.82]0.445.89 [4.74, 7.04]0.756.45 [5.46, 7.45]0.218.80 [7.96, 9.64]0.476.53 [5.52, 7.55]0.010
URiM Male7.28 [6.25, 8.32]0.806.59 [5.09, 8.10]0.497.22 [5.93, 8.50]0.828.65 [7.51, 9.80]0.767.38 [6.11, 8.66]0.58
White Female7.84 [7.40, 8.29]0.206.24 [5.36, 7.13]0.696.76 [6.00, 7.52]0.408.54 [7.98, 9.10]0.837.40 [6.57, 8.22]0.35
White Male7.43 [6.85, 8.02]6.08 [5.06, 7.09]7.07 [6.19, 7.94]8.46 [7.76, 9.17]7.71 [6.80, 8.63]

[i] URiM = underrepresented in medicine (Includes African American or Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander); CI = confidence interval.

Table 3b

Growth Curve Analysis of Milestones Levels for all Competencies (Interpersonal Communication Skills (ICS), Medical Knowledge (MK), Practice-Based Learning and Improvement (PBLI), Patient Care (PC), Professionalism (PROF), System-based Practice (SBP) by Demographic Group.

GROUPICSESTIMATE [CI]PMKESTIMATE [CI]PPBLIESTIMATE [CI]PPCESTIMATE [CI]PPROFESTIMATE [CI]PSBPESTIMATE [CI]PAVGESTIMATE [CI]P
Ethnoracial Group:¹
White [reference]
URiM²–0.43 [–0.85,–0.02]0.043.06
[(–5.44 – 11.56)]
0.48–1.57
[(–13.02 – 9.87)]
0.79–3.89
[(–11.95 – 4.17)]
0.340.00
[(–9.47 – 9.48)]
0.990.78
[(–5.76 – 7.32)]
0.82–0.36
[(–7.04 – 6.32)]
0.92
Asian–2.13
[(–12.69 – 8.42)]
0.69–5.31
[(–14.02 – 3.41)]
0.23–7.56
[(–19.11 – 3.99)]
0.20–5.31
[(–13.67 – 3.05)]
0.210.41
[(–9.25 – 10.07)]
0.93–0.32 [–0.56, –0.08]0.008–3.64
[(–10.54 – 3.26)]
0.30
Sex
Male [reference]
Female2.58
[(–2.67 – 7.82)]
0.340.82
[(–3.62 – 5.26)]
0.72–2.26
[(–8.25 – 3.73)]
0.460.32
[(–3.81 – 4.46)]
0.882.07
[(–2.86 – 6.99)]
0.41–0.14
[(–3.53 – 3.25)]
0.940.77
[(–2.65 – 4.18)]
0.66
Intersectional Group:
URiM Female–6.06
[(–17.82 – 5.70)]
0.31–6.39
[(–16.32 – 3.54)]
0.213.45
[(–9.93 – 16.83)]
0.611.98
[(–7.36 – 11.33)]
0.68–1.56
[(–12.62 – 9.50)]
0.78–0.86
[(–8.47 – 6.75)]
0.82–1.21
[(–8.97 – 6.55)]
0.76
Asian Female–2.49
[(–14.47 – 9.49)]
0.683.94
[(–6.00 – 13.87)]
0.445.94
[(–7.26 – 19.15)]
0.382.13
[(–7.37 – 11.62)]
0.66–2.96
[(–13.98 – 8.05)]
0.602.60
[(–5.10 – 10.30)]
0.511.21
[(–6.63 – 9.04)]
0.76

[i] URiM = underrepresented in medicine (Includes African American or Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander); CI = confidence interval.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2862 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 621 - 632
Submitted on: Jun 2, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 9, 2026
Published on: Jul 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Hannah L. Kakara Anderson, Daniel C. West, Alan J. Schwartz, Laura Lockwood, Caroline E. Rassbach, Ariel S. Winn, Catherine D. Michelson, Benjamin Kinnear, Jerome G. Chen, Abigail Martini, David A. Turner, Daniel J. Schumacher, published by Ubiquity Press
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