Do Women and Minority Orthopaedic Residents Report Experiencing Worse Well-being and More Mistreatment Than Their Peers?

CONCLUSION: Although we did not detect meaningful differences in some measures of well-being, we identified that women report experiencing more emotional exhaustion and report stereotype threat regarding their identity as women surgeons. Women and URiO residents report more mistreatment than their peers, and women have more thoughts of leaving residency than men. These findings raise concern about some aspects of the training environment for women and URiO residents that could contribute to attrition during training.CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Understanding how well-being and mistreatment affect underrepresented residents helps in developing strategies to better support women and URiO residents during training. We recommend that orthopaedic governing bodies consider gathering national data on resident well-being and mistreatment to identify specific issues and track data over time. Additionally, departments should examine their internal practices and organizational culture to address specific gaps in inclusivity, well-being, and mechanisms for resident support.PMID:38411996 | DOI:10.1097/CORR.0000000000003015
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research