In Regard to Chapman and Jagsi

To the Editor: The recent commentary by Chapman and Jagsi (1) highlights challenges to strengthen our subspecialty. To determine possible mechanisms of implicit bias, we conducted a prospective audit study (2). We hypothesized that prospective black (B) male doctoral students would experience greater disparity in responses when seeking access to National Cancer Institute–funded Principal Investigators (PIs) compared with prospective Caucasian (W) males. The specific aim was to explore response and acceptance rates for B (vs W) men seeking cancer research mentorship.

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