Residents’ Perceptions of Sex Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery

Hill, Jaclyn F.; Yule, Arthur; Zurakowski, David; Day, Charles S.

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“…Pre/post program survey results indicate that MSOP substantively and positively shifts participants' intellectual interest in orthopaedics as well as their perceptions of the profession in terms of lifestyle, workforce diversity, and competitiveness. Prior work has shown that women medical students view orthopaedics more negatively on these particular issues than their male counterparts [6,7]. MSOP appears to positively shift these perceptions, at least in the short term, which may lead to the higher than average residency match rate for program alumnae.…”

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“…Prior research has shown that the majority of women medical students choosing surgical careers decide on this pathway during medical school, particularly after rotating in orthopaedic surgery [4]. Multiple investigators have stressed the importance of hands-on exposure and career mentoring for women in the field [4][5][6][7]; and having a role model of the same sex has been shown to be more important for women than men in recruitment into orthopaedic surgery [6]. Taken together, this prior work suggests that women need to be recruited into orthopaedic surgery both before and during medical school and that outreach efforts should include both hands-on exposure and mentoring from current women in the field.…”

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“…Currently, orthopaedic surgery ranks the lowest among all specialties with regard to percentage of female residents and practicing surgeons [1]. The reasons for this are multifactorial involving exposure to the specialty, available mentors, preconceived ideas about physical demands, and lifestyle as well as others [3,7,8].…”

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“…Recent studies shed some light on these trends, indicating that negative perceptions of workplace culture and lifestyle in orthopaedics persist among female medical students [6,7]. Furthermore, women are more likely to decide to pursue orthopaedics during clinical rotations in medical school as opposed to men who are more likely to decide on orthopaedics before entrance into medical school or clinical rotations [4].…”

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The Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency

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Meszaros-Dearolf²,

O’Connor

et al. 2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Orthopaedic surgery lags behind other surgical specialties in terms of gender diversity. The percentage of women entering orthopaedic residency persistently remains at 14% despite near equal ratios of women to men in medical school classes. This trend has been attributed to negative perceptions among women medical students of workplace culture and lifestyle in orthopaedics as well as lack of exposure, particularly during medical school when most women decide to enter the field. Since 2012, The Perry Initiative, a nonprofit organization that is focused on recruiting and retaining women in orthopaedics, had conducted extracurricular outreach programs for first-and second-year female medical students to provide exposure and mentoring opportunities specific to orthopaedics. This program, called the Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP), is ongoing at medical centers nationwide and has reached over 300 medical students in its first 3 program years (2012)(2013)(2014). Questions/purposes (1) What percentage of MSOP participants eventually match into orthopaedic surgery residency? (2) Does MSOP impact participants' perceptions of the orthopaedics profession as well as intellectual interest in the field? Methods The percentage of program alumnae who matched into orthopaedics was determined by annual followup for our first two cohorts who graduated from medical school. All program participants completed a survey immediately before and after the program that assessed the impact of MSOP on the student's intention to pursue orthopaedics as well as perceptions of the field and intellectual interest in the discipline. 123Clin Orthop Relat Res (2016) 474:1962-1966 DOI 10.1007 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ® A Publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®Results The orthopaedic surgery match rate for program participants was 31% in our first graduating class (five of 16 participants in 2015) and 28% in our second class (20 of 72 participants in 2016). Pre/post program comparisons showed that the MSOP influenced students' perceptions of the orthopaedics profession as well as overall intellectual interest in the field. Conclusions The results of our study suggest that The Perry Initiative's MSOP positively influences women to choose orthopaedic surgery as a profession. The match rate for program alumnae is twice the percentage of females in current orthopaedic residency classes. Given these positive results, MSOP can serve as a model, both in its curricular content and logistic framework, for other diversity initiatives in the field.

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confidence: 93%

Section: -Point Likert Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency

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Meszaros-Dearolf²,

O’Connor

et al. 2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…Orthopaedics is a specialty that has been largely comprised of males [10,16]. Strides have been made in recruiting female residents.…”

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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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Analysis of Sex Diversity Trends Among Ophthalmology Match Applicants, Residents, and Clinical Faculty

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Residents’ Perceptions of Sex Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery

Cited by 107 publications

References 27 publications

The Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency

The Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency

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

Analysis of Sex Diversity Trends Among Ophthalmology Match Applicants, Residents, and Clinical Faculty

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