Gender Disparities in General Surgery Resident Subspecialization. Am Surg 2023 Dec;89(12):5972-5977
Date
06/10/2023Pubmed ID
37300459DOI
10.1177/00031348231177942Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85162653075 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are an increasing number of women entering medical school and general surgery residency. Despite this, there remains an underrepresentation of women in some surgical specialties. The purpose of this study is to examine gender differences in fellowship subspecialization of recent general surgery graduates.
METHODS: Graduating residents from general surgery residencies from 2016 to 2020 were identified. Referring to each residency's graduating resident website, we noted whether or not listed alumni were reported to have entered a fellowship. If applicants were listed as having completed a fellowship, the fellowship was noted along with each applicant's expressed gender. Differences across groups were analyzed using SPSS.
RESULTS: The majority (82.4%) of graduates pursued a fellowship after residency training. Men were more likely to enter fellowships in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and practice than women. Women were more likely to enter fellowships in Breast Surgery, Acute Care Surgery/Trauma Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Endocrine Surgery than men.
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of general surgery residency graduates pursue fellowship training. Gender disparities continue for a minority of subspecialties for both men and women.
Author List
Wilson D, Engstrand E, Schoel L, Goldblatt MI, Higgins RM, Dream SAuthors
Sophie Y. Dream MD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMatthew I. Goldblatt MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Rana Higgins MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ChildEducation, Medical, Graduate
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
General Surgery
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Specialties, Surgical
Vascular Surgical Procedures
