Evaluating Match and Attrition Rates for Women and African Americans in Neurosurgery.

Autor:	Kabangu JK; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Heskett CA; University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Bhargav AG; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Yekzaman BR; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Morey K; University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Rouse AG; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Chamoun RB; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Neurosurgery [Neurosurgery] 2023 Apr 01; Vol. 92 (4), pp. 695-702. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 25.
DOI:	10.1227/neu.0000000000002257
Abstrakt:	Background: Previous efforts to increase diversity in neurosurgery have been aimed primarily at female inclusion while little analysis of other under-represented groups has been performed. Objective: To evaluate match and retention rates of under-represented groups in neurosurgery, specifically Black and female applicants compared with non-Black and male applicants. Methods: Match lists, Electronic Residency Application Service data, and National Resident Matching Program data were retrospectively reviewed along with publicly available residency program information for successful matriculants from 2017 to 2020. Residents were classified into demographic groups, and analysis of match and retention rates was performed. Results: For 1780 applicants from 2017 to 2020, 439 identified as female while 1341 identified as male. Of these 1780 applicants, 128 identified as Black and 1652 identified as non-Black. Male and female applicants matched at similar rates ( P = .76). Black applicants matched at a lower rate than non-Black applicants ( P < .001). From 2017 to 2020, neither race nor sex was associated with retention as 94.1% of male applicants and 93.2% of female applicants were retained ( P = .63). In total, 95.2% of Black residents and 93.9% of non-Black residents were retained ( P = .71). No intraregional or inter-regional differences in retention were found for any group. Conclusion: Although sex parity has improved, Black applicants match at lower rates than non-Black applicants but are retained after matriculation at similar rates. Neurosurgery continues to recruit fewer female applicants than male applicants. More work is needed to extend diversity to recruit under-represented applicants. Future studies should target yearly follow-up of retention and match rates to provide trends as a measure of diversification progress within the field. (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2022. All rights reserved.)
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