Gender diversity in neurosurgical training: an analysis of trends and resident program characteristics

CONCLUSIONS: The underrepresentation of women in neurosurgery residency programs remains a significant issue. While some programs have achieved higher female representation than the overall average proportion of female neurosurgery residents, many still fall short. There are twice as many female PGY-1 compared with PGY-7 residents, suggesting increased recruitment over the past few years. Programs with longer accreditation histories have significantly higher proportions of female residents. Larger program size can also play a role in attracting more female residents, but geographic location did not impact gender composition of resident cohorts in this study.PMID:37913539 | DOI:10.3171/2023.8.FOCUS23442

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - November 1, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Grace R Fassina Emily E Nguyen Helen H Shi Caple A Spence Source Type: research