REGULAR CONTENT
Final ID
436
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
C Bailey1, M Sok2, D Komorowski1
Institutions
1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2VCU Health System, Richmond, VA
Purpose
Inadequate representation of women in the field of interventional radiology (IR) exists, of which this study aims to highlight its prevalence. In addition, women entering IR are compared to other surgically oriented specialties over time. Lastly, women entering diagnostic radiology (DR), the gatekeeper to IR, is analyzed.
Materials & Methods
Institutional data from graduate medical education (GME) medical and surgical specialty and subspecialty programs are collected, compiled, and published annually in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Currently, these data are available from 1994 to 2014. Of the multiple demographics collected, gender is included. For each year, the total number of programs, total number of trainees, and total number of females were evaluated for GME programs: Diagnostic Radiology (DR), Interventional Radiology (IR), General Surgery (GSx), and Orthopedic Surgery (OSx).
Results
Total program averages and female percentage change during the 20-year study period are summarized in the table.
Conclusions
Women entering surgically oriented specialties such as general or orthopedic surgery have outpaced those entering IR. The number of women entering DR over the last 20 years has been uniform. A similar trend is found among female trainees entering IR, a historical result of the gatekeeper status of DR on IR. With the origin of the new IR residency, future investigations to evaluate female recruitment into IR should be considered.
Final ID
436
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
C Bailey1, M Sok2, D Komorowski1
Institutions
1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2VCU Health System, Richmond, VA
Purpose
Inadequate representation of women in the field of interventional radiology (IR) exists, of which this study aims to highlight its prevalence. In addition, women entering IR are compared to other surgically oriented specialties over time. Lastly, women entering diagnostic radiology (DR), the gatekeeper to IR, is analyzed.
Materials & Methods
Institutional data from graduate medical education (GME) medical and surgical specialty and subspecialty programs are collected, compiled, and published annually in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Currently, these data are available from 1994 to 2014. Of the multiple demographics collected, gender is included. For each year, the total number of programs, total number of trainees, and total number of females were evaluated for GME programs: Diagnostic Radiology (DR), Interventional Radiology (IR), General Surgery (GSx), and Orthopedic Surgery (OSx).
Results
Total program averages and female percentage change during the 20-year study period are summarized in the table.
Conclusions
Women entering surgically oriented specialties such as general or orthopedic surgery have outpaced those entering IR. The number of women entering DR over the last 20 years has been uniform. A similar trend is found among female trainees entering IR, a historical result of the gatekeeper status of DR on IR. With the origin of the new IR residency, future investigations to evaluate female recruitment into IR should be considered.