Analysis of Publication Productivity and Academic Rank of Ophthalmology Residency Program Directors in the United States.
gender comparison
gender disparities
ophthalmology
residency program
residency program director
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
04
08
2023
medline:
6
9
2023
pubmed:
6
9
2023
entrez:
6
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Female ophthalmologists are underrepresented in the field of ophthalmology. This study aimed to analyze the gender differences among ophthalmology residency program directors (PDs) in the United States with respect to academic rank, number of publications, and h-index. This cross-sectional study evaluated 120 ophthalmology residency PDs from 120 ophthalmology residency programs during the 2022 San Francisco Match. The gender information was collected from institutional websites. The information regarding the state of each institute, academic rank, degree (MD or DO), age, and publication productivity was also recorded. From the 120 residency programs, 120 ophthalmology residency PDs were identified. Most PDs had an MD degree (118 out of 120, 98.3%), while only a few had a DO degree (2 out of 120, 1.7%). Only 31 (25.8%) out of 120 residency PDs were female. There was a statistically significant difference between female residency PDs and male residency PDs (p<0.0001). Male PDs had a higher h-index (15.2 ± 1.2) compared to their female counterparts (11.9 ± 0.97) (p=0.003). Regarding academic rank, male PD number was higher in each category, including assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor. United States ophthalmology residency programs have a smaller portion of females compared to male PDs. Furthermore, full professors are more likely to be male, and males have higher publication productivity in terms of h-index. To promote equality among ophthalmologists, future initiatives should focus on addressing the gender disparities in ophthalmology residency programs and the selection of residency PDs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37671221
doi: 10.7759/cureus.42989
pmc: PMC10476630
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e42989Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Oncel et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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