Are we reaping what we sow? Gender diversity in surgery: a survey of medical students
| Autor: | Ciara Cronin, Raghu Varadarajan, Fiona Boland, Andrea McCarthy, Mairi Lucas, N Premnath, Peter Gillen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Gender diversity Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Remuneration medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Female students media_common Enthusiasm Descriptive statistics Career Choice business.industry Medical school Malaysia General Medicine Preference Surgery Feeling 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis General Surgery Female business Ireland |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate medical journal. 95(1121) |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 |
| Popis: | Background A survey of medical students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) at Dublin, Perdana and Penang in Malaysia was undertaken in an attempt to explore attitudes towards a career in surgery and document potential differences between male and female students’ perceptions of a surgical career. Method A hyperlink to an online, anonymised questionnaire was distributed to medical students in 3rd, 4th and final year at three RCSI campuses. Basic descriptive statistics were used to describe the responses to individual questions and appropriate statistical tests used to compare male and female responses to questions. Results A total of 464 completed questionnaires were analysed. Almost 40% (n=185) were male and 60% (n=279) were female. Males were significantly more influenced by remuneration than females (p Conclusion According to our study, preference for a career in surgery declines with advancing years in medical school for both males and females. Medical students report high levels of feeling intimidated or ignored during their surgical placements, and enthusiasm for surgery reduces during medical school with exposure to this. These findings, along with the importance of role modelling, add further urgency to the need to address factors which make surgery less appealing to female medical graduates. |
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