REGULAR CONTENT
Final ID
534
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
A Star1, J Redmond1, M Silk1, J Sprinkle2, T Gade1, G Nadolski1, A Hillier3, S Hunt2
Institutions
1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, 3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose
According to the ACGME Data Resource Book (2007-present), the number of women in IR has remained persistently low, ranging from 9-15% over the last 8 years for VIR Fellows. Prior published reports have estimated the current number of practicing female IR's at 8-12%.
Materials & Methods
Strategies to assess key issues and identify processes for quality improvement include a recent SIR White Paper and formation of the Women in IR Governing Council of SIR. With the transition to the newly accredited IR Residency, recruitment at the medical student level offers IR exposure to more women who are well suited to the specialty. The question remains, are we making an impact?
Results
All 6887 records of the SIR Membership Database (September 12, 2016) were reviewed. Gender unknown or blank was excluded. Practicing IR's included: Active Fellow, Active Member. IR's in Training included: Medical Student, Resident-in-Training, Fellow-in-Training. Global and Per-State analyses were performed, and data compiled and imported into ARC-GIS 10.0 (ESRI; Redlands, CA), generating maps of Female IR's in Practice and Female IR's in Training.
Conclusions
The most interesting conclusion from our data is that the total number of female IR's currently in training (305) is more than the entire number of currently practicing female IR's (226). Moreover, the percentage of female medical student members of SIR is currently 23%, paralleling the current percentage of female radiology residents (27%).Current data suggest we are making a significant impact when it comes to recruiting women to IR. With continued quality improvement and transition to the IR Residency, we expect these numbers to continue to improve, and produce a noticeable impact on the quality and diversity of our practice.
Final ID
534
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
A Star1, J Redmond1, M Silk1, J Sprinkle2, T Gade1, G Nadolski1, A Hillier3, S Hunt2
Institutions
1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, 3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose
According to the ACGME Data Resource Book (2007-present), the number of women in IR has remained persistently low, ranging from 9-15% over the last 8 years for VIR Fellows. Prior published reports have estimated the current number of practicing female IR's at 8-12%.
Materials & Methods
Strategies to assess key issues and identify processes for quality improvement include a recent SIR White Paper and formation of the Women in IR Governing Council of SIR. With the transition to the newly accredited IR Residency, recruitment at the medical student level offers IR exposure to more women who are well suited to the specialty. The question remains, are we making an impact?
Results
All 6887 records of the SIR Membership Database (September 12, 2016) were reviewed. Gender unknown or blank was excluded. Practicing IR's included: Active Fellow, Active Member. IR's in Training included: Medical Student, Resident-in-Training, Fellow-in-Training. Global and Per-State analyses were performed, and data compiled and imported into ARC-GIS 10.0 (ESRI; Redlands, CA), generating maps of Female IR's in Practice and Female IR's in Training.
Conclusions
The most interesting conclusion from our data is that the total number of female IR's currently in training (305) is more than the entire number of currently practicing female IR's (226). Moreover, the percentage of female medical student members of SIR is currently 23%, paralleling the current percentage of female radiology residents (27%).Current data suggest we are making a significant impact when it comes to recruiting women to IR. With continued quality improvement and transition to the IR Residency, we expect these numbers to continue to improve, and produce a noticeable impact on the quality and diversity of our practice.