Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the objective characteristics of orthopaedic foot and ankle fellowship directors (FDs) by concentrating on the demographic characteristics, academic background, institutional history, research experience, and professional affiliations of these leaders.

Methods

Data for each FD were collected by searching institutional biographies, personal websites, or publicly available curricula vitae. Data collection included the following variables: age, sex, race/ethnicity, previous training institutions, residency and fellowship graduation years, advanced degrees, military affiliation, institutional loyalty, year hired, FD career timeline, total number of publications, total number of citations, and h-index.

Results

Of the 47 FDs, 44 (93.6%) were men

SUBMITTER: Elahi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689204 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature