ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2021
A cross-sectional survey study of United States residency program directors' perceptions of parental leave and pregnancy among anesthesiology trainees.
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- Critical theory in medical education.BJA education · 2025Review
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- Barriers to increasing paid parental leave in U.S. neurology residencies: a survey of program directors.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- The impact of underrepresented minority or marginalized identity status on training outcomes of MD-PhD students.BMC medical education · 2023Review
- Gender-gap in randomized clinical trials reporting mortality in the perioperative setting and critical care: 20 years behind the scenes.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Review
- Gender equity in anesthesia: is it time to rock the boat?BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Association Between Parental Leave and Ophthalmology Resident Physician Performance.JAMA ophthalmology · 2022Article
- A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Directors: Attitudes on Parental Leave in Residency and Fellowship Training.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Increasing the reproducibility of research will reduce the problem of apophenia (and more).Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2021Article
- Does Leave of Absence Affect Publication Productivity for Physician Trainees During Anesthesiology Residency?The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPMArticle
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Abstract
purposeLittle is known about program directors' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding parental leave policies in anesthesiology training. This study sought to understand program director perceptions about the effects of pregnancy and parental leave on resident training, skills, and productivity.
methodsAn online 43-question survey was developed to evaluate United States anesthesiology program directors' perceptions of parental leave policies. The survey included questions regarding demographics, anesthesiology program characteristics, parental leave policies, call coverage, and the perceived effects of parental leave on resident performance. Data were collected by Qualtrics (Qualtrics, Provo, UT, USA).
resultsFifty-six of 145 (39%) anesthesiology program directors completed the survey. Forty-eight of 54 (89%) program directors had a female resident take maternity leave in the past three years. When asked how parental leave affects residents' futures, 24/50 (48%) program directors felt it delayed board certification and 28/50 (56%) thought it affected fellowship opportunities. Program directors were split on their perceived impact of becoming a parent on a trainee's work. Yet, when compared with male trainees, program directors perceived that becoming a parent negatively affected female trainees' timeliness, technical skills, scholarly activities, procedural volume, and standardized test scores and affected training experience of co-residents. Program directors perceived no difference in impact on female trainees' dedication to patients and clinical performance.
conclusionsProgram directors perceived that becoming a parent negatively affects the work performance of female but not male trainees. These negative perceptions could impact evaluations and future plans of female residents.
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