Medical Students' Opinions on Women Pursuing a Career in Neurosurgery in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Survey at a Single Center

IF 2.1 4区 医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Abdullah Talha Şimşek , Nur Topyalın , Neslihan Gökmen İnan , Fatih Çalış , Güliz Gültekin , Çimen Elias , Deniz Alyanak , İrem Nur Altun , Simge Sezgin , İsa Çınar , Melih Ramazan Parlak , Çağlar Bozdoğan , Tamer Tekin , Baha E. Adam , Müjgan Tez , Naci Balak
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Abstract

Objective

Neurosurgery is lagging behind other surgical subspecialties in the recruitment of a more diverse physician workforce. The objective of this study was to explore the positive and negative factors affecting women's choice to pursue a career in neurosurgery.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire comprising 13 Likert-type questions was used to conduct this cross-sectional survey of medical students.

Results

A total of 266 medical students (147 females, 119 males) completed the questionnaire. Fewer female students (38%) than male students (45%) indicated that “neurosurgery is a demanding specialty for women” (P < 0.05). Furthermore, while 46% of the female students indicated that “women face inequality in neurosurgery,” only 20% of their male counterparts agreed with this statement (P < 0.001). In addition, 78% of the females disagreed with the assertion that women's physical endurance is insufficient for neurosurgery, but only 53% of the men expressed the same views (P < 0.001). Twenty-three percent of the male students and 29% of the female students perceived the prevalence of a boys' club mentality in neurosurgery (P < 0.05). Moreover, 35% of the female students agreed that female neurosurgeons experience the glass ceiling syndrome, while only 18% of the male students held this opinion (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

This study shows that students—regardless of gender—strongly believe neurosurgery residency training affects women's family lives more negatively than men's. While most participants rejected the idea that women lack the physical endurance for neurosurgery, female students perceived a glass ceiling and gender inequality in the field.
医科学生对女性从事神经外科职业的看法:一项单中心的横断面调查。
目的:神经外科在招聘更多样化的医生队伍方面落后于其他外科专科。本研究的目的是探讨影响女性选择从事神经外科职业的积极和消极因素。方法:采用13道李克特式自填问卷对医学生进行横断面调查。结果:共266名医学生(女147人,男119人)完成问卷。女生(38%)比男生(45%)认为“神经外科对女性来说是一个要求很高的专业”(p < 0.05)。此外,46%的女学生表示“女性在神经外科中面临不平等”,而只有20%的男学生同意这一说法(p < 0.001)。此外,78%的女性不同意女性的身体耐力不足以进行神经外科手术,而只有53%的男性持相同观点(p < 0.001)。23%的男生和29%的女生认为神经外科存在“男生俱乐部”心理(p < 0.05)。此外,35%的女学生认为女神经外科医生经历过玻璃天花板综合症,而只有18%的男学生持这种观点(p < 0.001)。结论:本研究表明,无论男女,学生都强烈认为神经外科住院医师培训对女性家庭生活的负面影响大于男性。虽然大多数参与者不认为女性缺乏神经外科手术的身体耐力,但女学生认为该领域存在玻璃天花板和性别不平等。
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World neurosurgery
World neurosurgery CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-SURGERY
CiteScore
3.90
自引率
15.00%
发文量
1765
审稿时长
47 days
期刊介绍: World Neurosurgery has an open access mirror journal World Neurosurgery: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. The journal''s mission is to: -To provide a first-class international forum and a 2-way conduit for dialogue that is relevant to neurosurgeons and providers who care for neurosurgery patients. The categories of the exchanged information include clinical and basic science, as well as global information that provide social, political, educational, economic, cultural or societal insights and knowledge that are of significance and relevance to worldwide neurosurgery patient care. -To act as a primary intellectual catalyst for the stimulation of creativity, the creation of new knowledge, and the enhancement of quality neurosurgical care worldwide. -To provide a forum for communication that enriches the lives of all neurosurgeons and their colleagues; and, in so doing, enriches the lives of their patients. Topics to be addressed in World Neurosurgery include: EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, RESEARCH, POLITICS, HISTORY, CULTURE, CLINICAL SCIENCE, LABORATORY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES, CLINICAL IMAGES, VIDEOS
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