Representation of Women and Underrepresented Groups in US Academic Medicine by Specialty

Yoo, Alexander; George, Benjamin P.; Strawderman, Emma; Paul, David A.

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23512

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“…Our results are consistent with prior published data regarding gender distribution in radiology in North America. 3,5 To our knowledge, this paper is the first to demonstrate marked variation in gender distribution between individual teaching institutions.…”

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“…3 Similar statistics have been shown at medical schools in the United States, with women representing 29.6% of radiology faculty. 5 Within radiology, many subspecialties are composed of well over two-thirds male radiologists. [6][7][8][9] A 2018 review of academic musculoskeletal radiologists found that 69.34% were men and 30.66% were women.…”

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Gender Distribution of Faculty Is Strongly Correlated With Resident Gender at Canadian Radiology Residency Programs

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Objective: Women are underrepresented in radiology overall, in radiology subspecialties, and in radiology leadership and academic positions. It is unclear why this disparity persists despite greater gender diversification in medicine. We sought to determine if a correlation exists between the proportion of female faculty at an institution, and the proportion of female residents in the associated residency program across Canada. Methods: Faculty gender for each Canadian Diagnostic Imaging Residency Program was obtained through publicly available sources (departmental websites and provincial physician registries) in the fall of 2020. Resident gender data was obtained through a survey emailed to programs following the April 2021 CaRMS match. Data was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Research ethics approval was obtained. Results: Faculty information was available for 15 of the 16 Canadian radiology residency programs (94%) and resident information was obtained for 16 programs (100% response rate). Overall, women accounted for 31.4% of radiologist faculty and 31.9% of radiology residents, with a wide range between institutions (19.5–47.8% for faculty and 13.3%–47.1% for residents). There was a strong positive correlation between the proportion of female faculty and the proportion of female residents within individual programs (r=0.73; R2=0.54; p=0.002). Conclusion: Approximately one third of faculty and residents at Canadian Diagnostic Radiology residency programs were female but there was a wide range across the country with a strong correlation between faculty and resident gender distribution. Further exploration is warranted to determine causes of this correlation including the possible influence of role modeling, mentoring, female-friendly culture, and bias.

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Gender Distribution of Faculty Is Strongly Correlated With Resident Gender at Canadian Radiology Residency Programs

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“…Those who identify as African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander have been considered underrepresented in medicine (URiM) by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) since 2004. Seventeen years later, it is estimated that only 11.3% of Pediatric faculty at academic health centers (AHCs) are considered URiM (Yoo et al, 2021 ), and among trainees, only 16.5% of residents and 13.5% of fellows are in this category (Montez et al, 2021 ). Regarding other professionals employed by AHCs, recent data indicates that most medical assistants (48.9%; “Medical assistants,” 2020 ) and registered nurses (68.4%; “Registered nurses,” 2020 ) in the United States are White.…”

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A Path Toward Equity and Inclusion: Establishing a DEI Committee in a Department of Pediatrics

Bersted

Lockhart

Yarboi

et al. 2022

J Clin Psychol Med Settings

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The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee was established in 2017 within the Department of Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), an academic medical health center located on the near west side of Chicago, IL. Results from climate surveys highlighted the need for increased DEI initiatives within the department, and a renewed national reckoning on racial tensions sparked an additional sense of urgency for system-level change. This paper outlines the initial creation and ongoing efforts of the DEI committee. Information related to the structure of our committee, aims of our work, progress toward identified goals, as well as ongoing barriers is provided. Academic medical health centers are tasked not only with working and training together, but also to care for a diverse group of patients within a larger community. As such, academic medical health centers represent a unique backdrop and opportunity for individual and system-level change.

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“…For women, there has been a substantial increase across various clinical disciplines in the last three decades (1990-2019), including pediatrics [10]. The factors for higher numbers of female pediatric residents are flexibility with job selection, geographic location, autonomy over working hours, more scholarly and educational endeavors, and part-time opportunities [17].…”

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“…Women and URiM are underrepresented in medical leadership, they are given less funding than their counterparts for research/grants, and they are promoted at lower rates. They are more likely to experience implicit and explicit bias, reduced career flexibility, and isolation and exclusion from opportunities to advance in medical careers [9,10].…”

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Working Towards Gender and Racial Diversity in Pediatric Residency Programs in the United States

Saboor¹,

Sattar²,

Safdar³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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The gender and racial profile of the pediatric population in the United States (US) is more diverse than that of the pediatricians that cater to their healthcare needs. Gender and racial diversity remains limited among pediatric residents and fellows, faculty, and leadership. Our study objectives were to explore the gender and racial disparity among pediatric residents in the US. MethodsThis was a retrospective analysis of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) database. The database encompassed all residents in US pediatrics residency programs from 2007 to 2021, categorizing them into White (non-Hispanic), Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, African American/Black (non-Hispanic), Native American/Alaskan, others (races not included in the mentioned categories), and unknown. Gender was grouped into male, female, and not reported. ResultsFrom 2011 to 2021, the greatest increase in relative change (%) was seen for Asian or Pacific Islander (+58.42%), followed by Black (non-Hispanic) (+45.24%), White (non-Hispanic) (+43.37%), and Hispanic (+42.18%) races. The Native American/Alaskan relatively decreased 50%. The representation of female residents relatively increased by 13.27% as compared to the relative increase of male residents (+14.77%) from 2007 to 2021. ConclusionIt is imperative to have a healthcare workforce that is representative of the existing communities in the US in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender to provide culturally sensitive care to the diverse patient population of the US.

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Representation of Women and Underrepresented Groups in US Academic Medicine by Specialty

Cited by 17 publications

References 5 publications

Gender Distribution of Faculty Is Strongly Correlated With Resident Gender at Canadian Radiology Residency Programs

Gender Distribution of Faculty Is Strongly Correlated With Resident Gender at Canadian Radiology Residency Programs

A Path Toward Equity and Inclusion: Establishing a DEI Committee in a Department of Pediatrics

Working Towards Gender and Racial Diversity in Pediatric Residency Programs in the United States

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