Professional Title Use and Gender Representation During Grand Rounds and Invited Lectureships Across Specialties.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies show that women are underrepresented in grand rounds across academic specialties. When women are invited as speakers, they are less likely to be introduced by their professional title compared to men. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors influenced the use of professional titles when introducing speakers at grand rounds.

Methods

This was a retrospective, observational study of grand rounds from October 2017 to March 2020 for the departments of internal medicine, neurology, OB/Gyn, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery at a large, academic medical center in the United States. Introductions were coded for the use of speakers' title, introducer and speaker gender, introducer and speaker training level, and speaker home institution.

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SUBMITTER: Hernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12485238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature