National Survey to Assess Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Differences Among Radiology Residency Applicants Regarding Factors Impacting Program Selection

Is Empowerment of Female Radiologists Still Needed? Findings of a Systematic Review

“…After screening for titles and abstracts, we assessed 115 full texts for eligibility. Fifty-four articles [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ] were then excluded because of different reasons such as a mismatch with inclusion criteria and unavailability of the full text (see Figure 1 and ...…”

Leveraging Social Media and Web Presence to Discuss and Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Radiology

“…Despite recent improvements in representation for both URMS and women over the last decade, these disparities persist [10]. Furthermore, medical students have made it clear that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important values when selecting a radiology residency [11].…”

Assessment of US Radiology Residency Program Websites in the COVID-19 Era

“…In fact, the ACGME requires programs to provide a copy of the institution's diversity and nondiscriminatory policy to applicants, which can be provided on the program website [22]. Moreover, a recent survey reported that applicants underrepresented in medicine and female radiology applicants placed more value on program diversity when selecting programs compared with those that are not underrepresented in medicine and their male applicant counterparts [19].…”

“…First, we analyzed what metrics were included by prior publications that assessed website comprehensiveness in various medical specialties, including radiology [5,[14][15][16][17][18]. Second, we cross-referenced articles that surveyed medical school students on what factors they look for in a program website, putting more weight on surveys done on radiology applicants [3,7,9,19,20]. Only information that can be accessed through the site was included.…”

“…We also created a sixth super-category called "our people," which includes resident-focused videos, resident's extracurricular interests, faculty listing, and the message from the program director or chairperson. This super-category was created due to multiple recent studies emphasizing the weight of the personability of a program (happiness of residents, interactions with residents and faculty, and program culture) when an applicant ranks a program [7,19,20]. This category is showcasing the people of the program; an experience that is notably lost in virtual interviews.…”