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Distinguished Service Awards in Anesthesiology Specialty Societies: Analysis of Gender Differences. Anesth Analg 2019 Oct;129(4):e130-e134

Date

03/30/2019

Pubmed ID

30925561

DOI

10.1213/ANE.0000000000004132

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85069749068 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   28 Citations

Abstract

The authors queried 9 anesthesiology societies to examine Distinguished Service Award recipients over time by gender. Of the 211 total Distinguished Service Awards given by all 9 societies, women received 25 (11.8%). Comparing pre-2008 data to the most recent decade, there was no statistical difference in the number of women Distinguished Service Award recipients with 8.9% and 17.1% women Distinguished Service Award recipients, respectively (P = .076). Societies varied greatly in their women awardees, from 40% to 0% in the last decade. Low levels of awardees stand in contrast to the increasing number of women in the academic pipeline. The authors recommend that societies collect gender membership data and study their award processes from nomination to selection.

Author List

Ellinas EH, Rebello E, Chandrabose RK, Shillcutt SK, Hernandez M, Silver JK

Author

Elizabeth H. Ellinas MD Associate Dean, Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Anesthesiologists
Awards and Prizes
Female
Humans
Male
Physicians, Women
Sex Factors
Sexism
Societies, Medical
Time Factors