Assessing students' perception of gender as a barrier in Orthopedic residency matching: A pilot survey study

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 SURGERY

American journal of surgery Pub Date : 2024-10-12 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116015

Reem Sarsour , Monica Guirgus , Mina Balen , Katie Kyan , Van Le , Bradley Carlson , Rina Jain

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Abstract

Background

Gender disparity in orthopedic residency programs is evident. Limited research investigates if gender attitudes deter women from applying to orthopedic surgery residency programs.

Methods

A questionnaire was distributed to a single medical school which explored medical students' perceptions regarding their gender's influence on matching into orthopedic surgery residency, alongside motivators and barriers for applying. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests analyzed potential association and trends using SPSS computation with alpha set at 0.05.

Results

202 medical students completed the questionnaire. Women respondents were found to be 10.6 times more likely to report their own gender as a barrier to matching to orthopedic surgery residency compared to men.

Conclusion

A significant proportion of women perceive their gender as a barrier to matching. Dismantling gender stereotypes may increase consideration of women medical students of orthopedic surgery as a career option.

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评估学生对性别是骨科住院医师配对障碍的看法：一项试点调查研究。

背景：骨科住院医师项目中的性别差异是显而易见的。有关性别态度是否会阻碍女性申请骨科住院医师项目的研究十分有限：方法：我们向一所医学院发放了一份问卷，调查医学生对其性别对申请骨科住院医师项目的影响的看法，以及申请的动机和障碍。描述性统计和卡方检验使用 SPSS 计算法分析了潜在的关联和趋势，阿尔法值设定为 0.05。与男性相比，女性受访者认为自己的性别是阻碍她们进入骨科住院医师培训的因素的可能性是男性的 10.6 倍：结论：很大一部分女性认为自己的性别是匹配的障碍。消除性别刻板印象可能会让更多女医科学生考虑将骨科手术作为一种职业选择。

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来源期刊

American journal of surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.70%

发文量

570

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.