Women Physicians Are Underrepresented in Recognition Awards From the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Determine representation by gender for individual recognition awards presented to physicians by the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).

Design

Cross-sectional survey was used. Lists of individual recognition award recipients for the 27-yr history of the AAP awards (1990-2016) were analyzed. The primary outcome measures were the total numbers of men versus women physician award recipients overall and for the past decade (2007-2016).

Results

No awards were given to women physicians for the past 4 yrs (2013-2016) or in half of the award categories for the past decade (2007-2016). No woman received the outstanding resident/fellow award since its inception (2010-2016). There was a decrease in the proportion of awards given to women in the past decade (200

SUBMITTER: Silver JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757674 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature