Gender Differences in Program Factors Important to Applicants When Evaluating Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs.
Journal
Journal of graduate medical education
ISSN: 1949-8357
Titre abrégé: J Grad Med Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101521733
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
18
12
2018
revised:
25
06
2019
revised:
31
07
2019
accepted:
01
08
2019
entrez:
23
10
2019
pubmed:
23
10
2019
medline:
17
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite specialty-driven efforts to improve diversity in the field, few women apply to orthopaedic residency, and women are unevenly distributed among programs. There is little evidence-based information on factors that may attract female applicants. This study aims to identify factors important to applicants when evaluating orthopaedic residency programs and to identify gender-specific differences. All applicants to a single orthopaedic surgery residency program in the 2017 Match were asked to fill out an anonymous survey. Respondents rated the importance of 35 factors when evaluating orthopaedic residency programs. The percentage of highly rated factors was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed for each factor to assess differences by gender. Of 1013 applicants who applied to orthopaedic surgery residency in 2017, 815 (80%) applied to our program, and 218 (27%) completed the survey. The most important factors when evaluating a residency program for both genders were (1) perceptions of current residents; (2) interactions with members of the program; (3) program reputation and fellowship placement; (4) geographic location; and (5) impressions after rotation at a program. Female applicants rated the presence of female and minority residents and faculty and program reputation for gender and racial/ethnic diversity higher than male applicants. When choosing an orthopaedic surgery residency program, women more often reported the presence of female residents and faculty, program reputation for gender diversity, reputation for racial/ethnic diversity, presence of minority residents and faculty, and their personal interactions with members of the program as important factors.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Despite specialty-driven efforts to improve diversity in the field, few women apply to orthopaedic residency, and women are unevenly distributed among programs. There is little evidence-based information on factors that may attract female applicants.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to identify factors important to applicants when evaluating orthopaedic residency programs and to identify gender-specific differences.
METHODS
METHODS
All applicants to a single orthopaedic surgery residency program in the 2017 Match were asked to fill out an anonymous survey. Respondents rated the importance of 35 factors when evaluating orthopaedic residency programs. The percentage of highly rated factors was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed for each factor to assess differences by gender.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of 1013 applicants who applied to orthopaedic surgery residency in 2017, 815 (80%) applied to our program, and 218 (27%) completed the survey. The most important factors when evaluating a residency program for both genders were (1) perceptions of current residents; (2) interactions with members of the program; (3) program reputation and fellowship placement; (4) geographic location; and (5) impressions after rotation at a program. Female applicants rated the presence of female and minority residents and faculty and program reputation for gender and racial/ethnic diversity higher than male applicants.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
When choosing an orthopaedic surgery residency program, women more often reported the presence of female residents and faculty, program reputation for gender diversity, reputation for racial/ethnic diversity, presence of minority residents and faculty, and their personal interactions with members of the program as important factors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31636827
doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-18-01078.1
pii: JGME-D-18-01078R2
pmc: PMC6795318
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
565-569Informations de copyright
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2019.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: The authors declare they have no competing interests.
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