Gender trends of military general surgery residency applicants.
Am J Surg
; 224(2): 694-697, 2022 08.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite the fact that women comprise half of medical school graduates, women remain under-represented in General Surgery. We aimed to identify the trend in military general surgery applicants based on gender.METHODS:
A retrospective review of the Medical Operational Data System (MODS) applicants from 2014 to 2019 was performed. Demographic data included age, gender, average board scores, applied and matched specialty.RESULTS:
204 students applied and 167 applicants matched into Army General Surgery programs from 2014 to 2019. The percentage of all students applying to General Surgery was statistically higher in females (13.4% vs 9.0%, p = 0.04), with females matching at a statistically higher rate (77% vs 57%, p = 0.02). Over the last 6 years, 55% of residents in training are men and 45% are women.CONCLUSION:
Army General Surgery programs have increased the amount of women in training over the last six years. We believe that this will ultimately translate to more female surgeons contributing to military medicine.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cirurgiões
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Internato e Residência
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Militares
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article