Analysis of Sex Diversity Within Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women continue to be underrepresented in orthopedic surgery and in orthopedic fellowship programs, especially in orthopedic trauma.

Purpose

We aimed to assess sex diversity among faculty and trainees in orthopedic trauma surgery fellowship programs and investigate whether the presence of female faculty in those programs is associated with the recruitment of female fellows.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of 63 orthopedic trauma surgery fellowship programs. Information regarding program faculty (as of October 2023) and fellows from 2018 to 2024 was gathered. For programs without publicly accessible information, fellowship coordinators were e-mailed for de-identified sex breakdown of fellows categorized by year. The sex of each fellow and faculty

SUBMITTER: Cho E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572420 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature