Mentoring, fellowship training and academic careers of women urologists

Harnisch, Brooke; Stolzmann, Kelly; Lerner, Lori B.

doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09391.x

Cited by 12 publications

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“…As mentioned above, one of the reasons for few residents choosing these subspecialties may be related to a lack of female mentors, such as female urological oncologists, in these areas of subspecialties 20 .…”

Section: Cuaj -Original Research Anderson Et Al Training Female Urolomentioning

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Trends in the training of female urology residents in Canada

Anderson

Tennankore

Cox

2017

CUAJ

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Introduction: There is limited research on why females do or do not choose a career in urology. Considering the increasing proportion of female medical students, we assessed for trends in female applicants to urology programs in Canada and their post-residency career choices. Methods: Data from the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) was used (1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015). Trends in the proportions of females applying and matching to surgical subspecialties, and applying and matching to urology were computed. Surveys were sent to urology program directors to assess female residents' chosen career paths over the last decade. Results: A significant increasing trend in the proportion of females applying to urology as their first choice program was found (0.19 in 1998-99 to 0.27 in 2012-15; p=0.04). An increasing trend in the proportion of females successfully matching to urology was found, although it was not statistically significant (0.13 in 1998-99 to 0.24 in 2012-15; p=0.07). This was in keeping with the trends found for surgical programs overall. Female graduates choose a variety of career paths with urogynecology being the most common fellowship (26%). Conclusions: The last two decades has seen an increase in the proportion of female students applying to urology in Canada. Female urology graduates pursue a variety of career paths. It remains imperative that both female and male medical students have early exposure and education about our subspecialty to ensure we continue to recruit the most talented candidates.

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Section: Cuaj -Original Research Anderson Et Al Training Female Urolomentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in the training of female urology residents in Canada

Anderson

Tennankore

Cox

2017

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“…[1][2][3] Surveys of program directors of graduate medical education programs report the proportion of programs offering mentorship vary from 49% in US Internal Medicine programs 4 to 65% in Canadian postgraduate programs. 5 When mentoring programs are available, the mentoring activities are often loosely monitored and the outcomes poorly evaluated.…”

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Do Mentors Matter in Graduating Pediatrics Residents' Career Choices?

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Frintner

2014

Academic Pediatrics

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“…Just under half of respondents described their practice as being general urology. A total of 25% reported female urology as a sub‐speciality interest, compared with 24–45% of American Board of Urology‐certified urologists . A total of 7.5% of our respondents subspecialized in paediatrics compared with 10.4–19% of US women, while 7.5% of our respondents reported oncology as a subspecialty compared with 2.4–10% of US women urologists .…”

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“…Job satisfaction rates were high, with the vast majority of our respondents reporting they were moderately or very satisfied with their practice. Other authors have also reported high satisfaction rates among women urologists .…”

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confidence: 84%