Influence of faculty diversity on resident diversity across surgical subspecialties.
Journal
American journal of surgery
ISSN: 1879-1883
Titre abrégé: Am J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
received:
27
09
2021
revised:
23
01
2022
accepted:
07
02
2022
pubmed:
19
2
2022
medline:
28
6
2022
entrez:
18
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Disparities among women and individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups persist in surgical specialties at all training levels. We hypothesized that these populations are underrepresented in surgical specialties, and that diversity in faculty is correlated with diversity in trainees. Linking aggregate data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Faculty Roster and the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Track databases, we evaluated self-reported gender and racial/ethnic composition of faculty and residents across six surgical specialties. Programs with more women faculty had significantly greater numbers of women residents. Programs with more faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups were significantly associated with greater numbers of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups. From 2001 to 2017, the proportion of women residents, women faculty, and faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups increased across all specialties; however, the proportion of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups remained unchanged. In surgical specialties, diversity among faculty and trainees are correlated. However, the proportion of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups has remained unchanged, even among programs with the highest proportion of faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Disparities among women and individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups persist in surgical specialties at all training levels. We hypothesized that these populations are underrepresented in surgical specialties, and that diversity in faculty is correlated with diversity in trainees.
METHODS
Linking aggregate data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Faculty Roster and the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Track databases, we evaluated self-reported gender and racial/ethnic composition of faculty and residents across six surgical specialties.
RESULTS
Programs with more women faculty had significantly greater numbers of women residents. Programs with more faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups were significantly associated with greater numbers of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups. From 2001 to 2017, the proportion of women residents, women faculty, and faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups increased across all specialties; however, the proportion of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups remained unchanged.
CONCLUSIONS
In surgical specialties, diversity among faculty and trainees are correlated. However, the proportion of residents from racial/ethnic minority groups has remained unchanged, even among programs with the highest proportion of faculty from racial/ethnic minority groups.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35177239
pii: S0002-9610(22)00068-X
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.02.009
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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