Examining the equity and diversity characteristics of academic general surgeons hired in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Job competition and underemployment among surgeons emphasize the importance of equitable hiring practices. The purpose of this study was to describe some of the demographic characteristics of academic general surgeons and to evaluate the gender and visible minority (VM) status of those recently hired.

Methods

Demographic information about academic general surgeons across Canada including gender, VM status, practice location and graduate degree status was collected. Location of residency was collected for recently hired general surgeons (hired between 2013 and 2020). Descriptive statistics were performed on the demographic characteristics at each institution. Pearson correlation coefficients and hypothesis testing were used to determine the correlation between vari

SUBMITTER: Gawad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495166 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature