Ideologies of computer scientists and technologists (Correctness beyond reason)

Ideologies of computer scientists and technologist

An Examination Of Honor Society Membership, Mistreatment, And Discrimination By Medical Student Demographics

Purpose: To determine whether the prevalence of honor society membership and self-reported mistreatment and discrimination differs by medical student demographic group.Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from Association of American Medical Colleges data collection instruments and included all students who graduated from LCME-accredited US medical schools and completed the Graduation Questionnaire in 2016-2019 (for honor society membership) or 2016-2017 (for self-reported mistreatment and discrimination). Results: In a sample of 50,384 graduating medical students, membership disparities were found in both Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). However, disparities in AOA existed across more identities, were often larger, and increased with increasing number of marginalized identities. Disparities in GHHS membership sometimes favored the marginalized group and no cumulative disadvantage was seen for students with multiple marginalized identities. In a separate sample of 27,504 graduating medical students female; Asian; underrepresented minority and multiracial; and lesbian, gay, and bisexual students reported a higher prevalence of mistreatment and discrimination than did male, white, and heterosexual students. Conclusions: Students from marginalized backgrounds are less likely to be AOA members and more likely to experience mistreatment and discrimination than are their peers. Addressing disparities in medical education, including those observed in honor society membership and self-reported mistreatment, will be an important step to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education

Publication Culture in Computing Research

The dissemination of research results is an integral part of research and hence a crucial component for any scientific discipline. In the area of computing research, there have been raised concerns recently about its publication culture, most notably by highlighting the high priority of conferences (compared to journals in other disciplines) and -- from an economic viewpoint -- the costs of preparing and accessing research results. The Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshop 12452 “Publication Culture in Computing Research” aimed at discussing the main problems with a selected group of researchers and practitioners. The goal was to identify and classify the current problems and to suggest potential remedies. The group of participants was selected in a way such that a wide spectrum of opinions would be presented. This lead to intensive discussions. The workshop is seen as an important step in the ongoing discussion. As a main result, the main problem roots were identified and potential solutions were discussed. The insights will be part of an upcoming manifesto on Publication Culture in Computing Research