The effect of gender on operative autonomy in general surgery residents.

Autor: Meyerson SL; Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Electronic address: shari.meyerson@uky.edu., Odell DD; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL., Zwischenberger JB; Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington., Schuller M; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL., Williams RG; Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis., Bohnen JD; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston., Dunnington GL; Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis., Torbeck L; Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis., Mullen JT; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston., Mandell SP; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle., Choti MA; Department of Surgery, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ., Foley E; Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI., Are C; Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska, Omaha., Auyang E; Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque., Chipman J; Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis., Choi J; Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis., Meier AH; Department of Surgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse., Smink DS; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA., Terhune KP; Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN., Wise PE; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO., Soper N; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL., Lillemoe K; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston., Fryer JP; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL., George BC; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgery [Surgery] 2019 Nov; Vol. 166 (5), pp. 738-743. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.006
Abstrakt: Background: Despite an increasing number of women in the field of surgery, bias regarding cognitive or technical ability may continue to affect the experience of female trainees differently than their male counterparts. This study examines the differences in the degree of operative autonomy given to female compared with male general surgery trainees.
Methods: A smartphone app was used to collect evaluations of operative autonomy measured using the 4-point Zwisch scale, which describes defined steps in the progression from novice ("show and tell") to autonomous surgeon ("supervision only"). Differences in autonomy between male and female residents were compared using hierarchical logistic regression analysis.
Results: A total of 412 residents and 524 faculty from 14 general surgery training programs evaluated 8,900 cases over a 9-month period. Female residents received less autonomy from faculty than did male residents overall (P < .001). Resident level of training and case complexity were the strongest predictors of autonomy. Even after controlling for potential confounding factors, including level of training, intrinsic procedural difficulty, patient-related case complexity, faculty sex, and training program environment, female residents still received less operative autonomy than their male counterparts. The greatest discrepancy was in the fourth year of training.
Conclusion: There is a sex-based difference in the autonomy granted to general surgery trainees. This gender gap may affect female residents' experience in training and possibly their preparation for practice. Strategies need to be developed to help faculty and residents work together to overcome this gender gap.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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