Gender Disparity in Awards in General Surgery Residency Programs.

ABSTRACT: Women are disproportionately underrecognized as award winners within medical societies. The presence of this disparity has not been investigated in training programs. To determine the presence of a gender disparity in award winners in general surgery residency programs. In this retrospective survey study, 32 geographically diverse academic and independent general surgery residency programs were solicited for participation. The 24 participating programs (75.0%) submitted deidentified data regarding the gender distribution of residents and trainee award recipients for the period from July 1, 1996, to June 30, 2017. Data were analyzed from September 11, 2017, to December 21, 2018. Time and the proportion of female trainees. The primary outcome was the percentage of female award winners. A mul

SUBMITTER: Kuo LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489428 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature