Effects of Gender and Country of Training on Perceived Access to Opportunities for Neurosurgical Research and Gender-Concordant Mentorship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current neurosurgical workforce is not large enough to address the significant burden of neurosurgical disease worldwide, and women are under-represented in this surgical specialty. However, trainee opportunities are particularly scarce in lower- and middle-income countries, where the burden of neurosurgical disease is high. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to assess the effects of gender and country on perceived access to neurosurgical research and mentorship opportunities.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey evaluating perceived access to neurosurgical research and mentorship opportunities was distributed electronically to medical students and unspecialized residents in 10 countries (Colombia, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uganda, the Unite

SUBMITTER: Odonkor MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11845301 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature