Gender Differences in Case Volume Among Ophthalmology Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although almost equal numbers of male and female medical students enter into ophthalmology residency programs, whether they have similar surgical experiences during training is unclear.

Objective

To determine differences for cataract surgery and total procedural volume between male and female residents during ophthalmology residency.

Design, setting, participants

This retrospective, longitudinal analysis of resident case logs from 24 US ophthalmology residency programs spanned July 2005 to June 2017. A total of 1271 residents were included. Data were analyzed from August 12, 2017, through April 4, 2018.

Main outcomes and measures

Variables analyzed included mean volumes of cataract surgery and total procedures, resident gender, and maternity or pater

SUBMITTER: Gong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646997 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature