Do Men Outperform Women During Orthopaedic Residency Training?

Pico, Katharine S.; Gioe, Terence J.; Heest, Ann E. Van; Tatman, Penny

doi:10.1007/s11999-010-1318-4

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“…The fact that women choose orthopaedics for occupation-related and intellectual reasons correlates well with the finding in a study of 90 residents that women and men in residency performed similarly by objective and subjective measures [15]. Women reported higher satisfaction with career choice than their male colleagues [18]. Although increased attrition rates of women orthopaedic surgery residents have been described in the past [23], a recent study does not substantiate this finding [18].…”

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“…Women reported higher satisfaction with career choice than their male colleagues [18]. Although increased attrition rates of women orthopaedic surgery residents have been described in the past [23], a recent study does not substantiate this finding [18]. Additionally, concerted efforts to increase diversity through targeted programming and recruitment have been described [21].…”

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Where Are the Women in Orthopaedic Surgery?

Rohde

Wolf

Adams

2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Although women account for approximately half of the medical students in the United States, they represent only 13% of orthopaedic surgery residents and 4% of members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Furthermore, a smaller relative percentage of women pursue careers in orthopaedic surgery than in any other subspecialty. Formal investigations regarding the gender discrepancy in choice of orthopaedic surgery are lacking. Questions/purposes (1) What reasons do women orthopaedic surgeons cite for why they chose this specialty? (2) What perceptions do women orthopaedic surgeons think might deter other women from pursuing this field? (3) What role does early exposure to orthopaedics and mentorship play in this choice? (4) What professional and personal choices do women in orthopaedics make, and how might this inform students who are choosing a career path? Methods A 21-question survey was emailed to all active, candidate, and resident members of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS, n = 556). RJOS is the oldest surgical women's organization incorporated in the United States. An independent orthopaedic specialty society, RJOS supports leadership training, mentorship, grant opportunities, and advocacy for its members and promotes sex-related musculoskeletal research. Although not all women in orthopaedic practice or training belong to RJOS, it is estimated that 42% of women AAOS fellows are RJOS members. Questions were formulated to determine demographics, practice patterns, and lifestyle choices of women who chose orthopaedic surgery as a specialty. Specifically, we evaluated the respondents' decisions about their careers and their opinions of why more women do not choose this field. For the purpose of this analysis, the influences and dissuaders were divided into three major categories: personal attributes, experience/exposure, and work/life considerations. Results The most common reasons cited for having chosen orthopaedic surgery were enjoyment of manual tasks (165 of

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confidence: 99%

Where Are the Women in Orthopaedic Surgery?

Rohde

Wolf

Adams

2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…In terms of absolute numbers, the most popular specialty is sports (94 females) followed by pediatrics (79), hip and knee/tumor (45), foot and ankle (42), trauma (38), shoulder (22), and spine (15).…”

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“…In a paper on whether men outperform women during orthopaedic residency training, it was found for 90 residents in a program, there was no difference between male and female performance, and therefore performance, during residency should not bias any future selection for residency [15]. This also seems to be applicable for applying for fellowships.…”

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Women in Orthopaedic Fellowships: What Is Their Match Rate, and What Specialties Do They Choose?

Cannada

2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Orthopaedic fellowship training is a common step before becoming a practicing orthopaedic surgeon. In the past, fellowship decisions in orthopaedics were made early in the residency and without a formal match. The process was disorganized, often not fair to the applicants or fellowship programs. More recently, there has been an organized match process for nine different disciplines in orthopaedics. Although the numbers of women applicants into orthopaedic residency has been reported and is the target of efforts to continue to improve gender diversity in orthopaedics, the numbers regarding women in orthopaedic fellowships have not been known. Other details including if there is a difference in match rate between male and female fellowship applicants and what discipline they choose to pursue across orthopaedic surgery has not been reported. Questions/purposes (1) How have the numbers of women applying to orthopaedic fellowships changed over a 5-year period? (2) Is gender associated with fellowship match success? (3) Which subspecialties have greater proportions of female applicants?Methods Available orthopaedic residency match data regarding number of applicants and number of female residents between 2010 and 2014 were obtained. For fellowship data, our method was a review of the applicants who submitted rank lists and the number of applicants who matched in all subspecialties through San Francisco Match and from the American Shoulder and Elbow Society from 2010 to 2014. For each year, the number of females versus males applying was abstracted. The total number of females versus males who matched was then obtained. For each subspecialty represented in this article, the number of female applicants and matches was compared with the male applicants and matches. Results The proportion of fellowship applicants who are female ranged from 7% to 10% annually, and the percentage of matched female applicants ranged from 8% to 12%. Overall, combining results from 2010 to 2014, female fellowship applicants had a higher proportion of match success when compared with men Conclusions Women applicants for advanced orthopaedic training matched at a higher proportion than men in fellowship training. Pediatrics has a higher proportion of women applicants and fellows. Orthopaedics should be a model for other surgical specialties by encouraging women to successfully pursue advanced training.

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“…We distributed a survey that focused on exposure to orthopedic surgery to all members of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. Of the 777 members, 267 (34%) female orthopedic surgeons and residents responded ( Table 2) Previous research has shown that women's performance in orthopedic residency programs equals that of men, 8 and that women are accepted into orthopedic surgery residency programs at the same rate as men. 9 However, women are more underrepresented in orthopedics than in any other specialty.…”

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