Where is the leak in the surgeon pipeline?

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INTRODUCTION: In order to care for an increasingly diverse population, the surgical workforce must improve in gender, racial, and ethnic diversity. We aim to identify deficiencies in the surgical pipeline.

METHODS: Data from the United States Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Association of American Medical Colleges were collected from 2004 to 2018, and evaluated for changing population over time.

RESULTS: Women comprise 51% of the population, 32% of surgeons, and representation is increasing at a rate of 0.4% per year. 13% of the population and 6% of surgeons are black, and representation is decreasing at a rate of -0.1% per year. Hispanics represent 18% of the population, 6% of surgeons, and representation is increasing at a rate of 0.04% per year.

CONCLUSIONS: While the proportion of women and Hispanic surgeons is slowly increasing, the proportion of black surgeons is decreasing. Recruitment methods need to be focused to improve surgical workforce diversity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:220

Enthalten in:

American journal of surgery - 220(2020), 5 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 1174-1178

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bingmer, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Ofshteyn, Asya [VerfasserIn]
Bliggenstorfer, Jonathan T [VerfasserIn]
Steinhagen, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Stein, Sharon L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diversity
Journal Article
Pipeline
Representation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Surgery

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Date Completed 04.01.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312314728